A few journal entries and character notes have some strict timing requirements, and if you pass them, then you’re out of luck. You’ll have to do an entirely new playthrough to get them. This is very important because progress on this trophy or achievement does not transfer to New Game+.
Here are some notes about how this guide is structured before we begin:
The Journal entries and character notes below are in chronological order. If you follow this guide very strictly, you should have no problem finding all of the entries and getting the Debonair Socialite trophy. There are also Max Affinity events that add journal entries to characters. You will need to give them a corresponding present that can be purchased at certain points in the game. Using our Max Affinity and Presents guide in tandem with this one means you won’t miss any. If you’ve beaten the final boss, and you still don’t have all entries, don’t worry! There are still plenty of journal entries to get in the epilogue. You should get the final journal entry right before the very end of the game. Any entries in this guide with the word “Automatic” pinned to them means those entries are part of the main story and are unmissable.
Whenever you receive a new journal entry, the top right corner of your screen will say “Journal entry updated: [Character Name]” as seen in the screenshot below.
Additionally, when we say “[Character Name] (0)” in the guide below, that means you received that character’s journal page, not the first entry.
The first entry will be listed as (1). The image below is from the very beginning of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox in Chapter 1 after the prologue. Note how we have Adol’s journal page, but his Character Notes are “???”. This is Adol (0).
Lastly, spaces between bulleted lists below mean that some time/progress has passed in the game between each set of entries. These entries and notes appear within relatively close time periods of each other.
All Journal Entries and Character Notes List
Chapter 1: The Monstrums of Balduq
Adol (0): Automatic after leaving the warehouse Dogi (0): Automatic after leaving the warehouse Aprilis (0): Automatic after leaving the warehouse Belger (0): Automatic after leaving the warehouse Chatelard (0): Automatic after leaving the warehouse Interrogator (0): Automatic after leaving warehouse
Chapter 2: The White Cat’s Melancholy
White Cat (0): Automatic after completing first Grimwald Nox Hawk (0): Automatic after completing first Grimwald Nox Doll (0): Automatic after completing first Grimwald Nox Raging Bull (0): Automatic after completing first Grimwald Nox Renegade (0): Automatic after completing first Grimwald Nox
Maxim (0): Talk to him in Central District Krysha (0): Automatic story event in Pendleton Carla (0): Automatic story event in Pendleton
Adol (Grimwald Support Skill): Automatic after completing Grimwald Nox before Tranquil Underpass Aprilis (Grimwald Support Skill): Automatic after completing Grimwald Nox before Tranquil Underpass
Krysha (0): Automatic story event; Krysha and White Cat’s journal entries should merge, causing White Cat (0) to turn into Krysha (0)
Chapter 3: The Feral Hawk’s Fury
Krysha (1): Automatic at the start of the chapter Carla (1): Automatic at the start of the chapter Parks (0): Automatic at the start of the chapter Chante (0): Automatic at the start of the chapter Yufa (0): Automatic at the start of the chapter
Saradhi (0): Complete the “Illness Inquiry” quest Tito (0): Complete the “Missing Family Report” quest
Chatelard (1): Automatic story event in Trading Bureau Belger (1): Automatic story event after meeting Hawk and arriving at Hieroglyph Commandery Hawk (Grimwald Support Skill): After he joins your party in Dry Moat Ruins
Silhouette (0): Complete the “Maid in Amiss” quest Credo (0): Automatic story event; Hawk (0) becomes Credo (0)
Chapter 4: The Doll’s Search
Credo (1): Automatic at the start of the chapter Silhouette (1): Talk to her in the bar area (required)
Yufa (1): Automatic story event after lifting the barrier to the Artisan Lane District Ingrid (0): Automatic story event after talking to the Interrogator in the Artisan Lane District. Interrogator (0) becomes Ingrid (0) Tito (1): Give him the Razor Sharp Knife present from Rijndael Antiques Store
Maxim (1): During the “Prison Rescue” quest, after completing Adol’s prison breakout section Iris (0): Complete the “Prison Rescue” quest
Adol (1): Automatic story event after beating the first Full Moon Grimwald Nox at the West Gate Anemona (0): Automatic story event after Doll joins your party. Doll (0) turns into Anemona (0)
Chapter 5: The Raging Bull’s Treasure
Yufa (2): Automatic at the start of the chapter Krysha (2): Speak to her and Arche at the Dandelion Make sure to do this one now. Later, during this chapter, Krysha and Arche will move to separate rooms, potentially making this entry even more missable.
Parks (1): Give him the Trick Deck present from Maxim’s Black Market Silhouette (2): Give her the Coffee Beans present from Jessica’s Brewery Yufa (2): Automatic story event after Raging Bull joins your party, Raging Bull (2) turns into Yufa (2)
Saradhi (Grimwald Support Skill): Complete the “All that Glitters” quest Lucian (0): Complete the “Prison Liberation” quest
Chapter 6: The Renegade’s Secret
Anemona (1): Talk to her and Arche in the Dandelion Tito (2): Talk to him and Mr. Berling in the Dandelion Credo (2): Give him the Stylish Glasses present
Dogi (1): Complete the “Calling All Strongmen!” quest Margot (0): Complete the “Tobacco to Go” quest
Ingrid (1): Automatic story event in the Cultural Heritage site after lifting the barrier to Noble District
Jules (0): Automatic story event after lifting the barrier to Milianne Plains; Renegade joins your party and Renegade (0) turns into Jules (0)
Chapter 7: Capriccio of the Prison
Jules (1): Automatic at the start of the chapter Carla (2): Talk to her in the Dandelion (next to Krysha, at the table)
Dogi (2): Give him the Esterian Apple present Margot (1): Give her the Vintage Wine present Lucien (1): Give him the Potent Ointment present Anemona (2): Give her the Miniature Teacup present Jules (2): Give him “The Five Dragons” present Chante (1): Give him the Rainbow Earrings present
Iris (1): Complete the “Iris of the Storm” quest Silhouette (3): Complete the “Tree Stumped” quest, and then go back to Dandelion and talk to Silhouette to view her Max Affinity event
Saradhi (1): Give her the Mandragora Root present (found in a Quarry Ruins treasure chest, see image below for location)
Chapter 8: Thus Spoke the Alchemist
Adol (2): Automatic at the start of the chapter Aprilis (1): Automatic at the start of the chapter Chatelard (2): Automatic at the start of the chapter
Chante (2): Talk to him behind the bar and view his Max Affinity event Anemona (3): Automatic story event; speak to her at the Cemetery Krysha (3): Automatic story event in Pendleton Ingrid (2): Automatic story event; head to Entertainment District and run into her
Chatelard (3): Automatic story event after going back to Dandelion following the previous three story events Dogi (3): After going back to Dandelion following the previous three story events, talk to Dogi to view his Max Affinity event Iris (2): Give her the “Portrait of a Girl” present, and then view her Max Affinity event right after
Morbihan (0): At the Main Square Marketplace, go to the dock nearby (as seen below), and use Third Eye to see Morbihan in the water to talk to him. See screenshot below for location reference (blue question mark) Make sure to feed Morbihan the eight unique preserved foods in order to guarantee that his Max Affinity event pops up in the final chapter. I have not tested what happens if you don’t, but do this just to be safe
Saradhi (2): Complete the “A Fool and her Treasure…” quest Margot (2): Complete the “Peril of the Bells” quest Maxim (2): Complete the “Prison Infiltration” quest
Belger (2): Automatic story event inside Hidden Research Wing Carla (3): Automatic story event inside Hidden Research Wing Xavier (0): Automatic story event inside Hidden Research Wing
Aprilis (2): Automatic story event inside Hidden Research Wing after the Boss Chatelard (4): Automatic story event inside Hidden Research Wing after the Boss Zola (0): Automatic story event inside Hidden Research Wing after the Boss
Final Chapter: Monstrum Nox
Marius (0): Automatic at the start of the chapter Adol (3): Automatic at the start of the chapter Xavier (Grimwald Support Skill): Automatic; talk to him (required)
Saradhi (3): View her Max Affinity event at the Dandelion Krysha (4): View her Max Affinity event at the Dandelion Morbihan (1): View Max Affinity event at the Dandelion (he does not have a present to give, though you must feed him preserved foods) Maxim (3): Give him the Prime Smoked Meat present, and then view his Max Affinity Event at the Dandelion Jules (3): Complete the “His Father’s Son” quest, and then view his Max Affinity Event at the Dandelion
Marius (1): Complete the “Final Dispossession” quest Parks (2): Complete the “Final Dispossession” quest (be sure to view his Max Affinity event back at the Dandelion after this)
Credo (3): Complete the “Belger’s Request” quest Credo (4): After completing the “Belger’s Request," view his Max Affinity event at the Dandelion Anemona (4): View her Max Affinity event at the Dandelion Margot (3): View her Max Affinity event at the Dandelion Yufa (3): View her Max Affinity event at the Dandelion
Aprilis (3): Complete the “Wanted: Bualadh-Orgh” quest and view her Max Affinity event in the Dandelion When you defeat the monster in the aforementioned quest and return to the Dandelion to report to her, her Max Affinity event will be viewed before you get a chance to speak to her again to report in the quest
Xavier (1): Complete the “Life by the Sword” quest (must dispel Grimwald Eos to lift the barrier to Ancient Battlefield)
Lucien (2): Complete the “The Errant Knights” quest Lucien (3): View his Max Affinity event at Hieroglyph Commandery (you will spawn right in front of this location after you finish “The Errant Knights”) Tito (3): You must get Mythical Blueprints from the final dungeon, Balduq of Yore, in a treasure chest, located in the Fool’s Jail area. Bring them to Tito and then have him craft an ultimate weapon for one of your party members. Doing so unlocks his Max Affinity event, so view it and get this journal entry. See the image below for location reference.
Epilogue
Adol (4): Automatic at the start of the chapter Aprilis (4): Automatic at the start of the chapter Zola (2): Automatic at the start of the chapter Chante (3): Automatic story event
Morbihan (2): Speak to him at the Dandelion Iris (3): Speak to her at the Dandelion
Xavier (2): Speak to him outside of Pendleton Parks (3): Automatic story event after leaving Pendleton Ingrid (3): Automatic story event after leaving Pendleton Jules (4): Automatic story event Yufa (4): Automatic story event Belger (3): Automatic story event
And there you have it: every Ys IX: Monstrum Nox journal entry and character note. Now that you have all of the journal entries and character notes, the Debonair Socialite trophy or achievement is yours! For more tips and guides, consider heading over to our Ys IX hub.
