‘A Particularly Particular Author’ is a world quest in the Tsurumi Island, which was introduced in Genshin Impact 2.2 update. To unlock this quest and to reach Tsurumi island, you will need to complete the ‘Seirai Stormchasers’ questline. Talk to Katheryne at the Inazuma Adventurer’s guild to get the quest.
Talk to Sumida
For the first objective, go and talk to Sumida in Inazuma City. Her location will be marked on the map. Follow the objective marker to reach her.
Talk to Kama
Next, you have to talk to Kama. Kama is on the western side of Ritou in Narukami Island. After talking to Kama, you will board his boat and arrive at Tsurumi Island.
Travel to Tsurumi Island & Talk to the Mysterious Young Boy (Ruu)
After arriving at the Tsurumi island, follow the objective marker to talk to Ruu.
Make an Offering to the Perch
After talking to Ruu and his siblings, touch the Perch. This will make three feathers fly off from the tree and scatter around. Your next objective will be to ‘Make an Offering to the Perch’. To do this, you will need to find the three scattered feather and offer it to the perch tree. These three feathers are very easy to find. They will be marked on the mini-map. The feathers will be glowing blue as shown below. One of the feathers will be on the top of an elevated land near the tree. Once you have interacted with all three feathers, come back to the tree and make an offering. Then report back to Ruu.
Go to the Ceremonial Site & look for the Priest
Next, you have to go to the ceremonial site. follow the objective marker to reach the ceremonial site. Once there, talk to Mata.
Find your way through the mist and make an offering at the perches
There will be three spots of dense fog on the map. One perch tree will be on each one of these spots. Three perches are at Chirai Shrine, Shirikoro Peak, and Autake Plains. Continue reading for the location of all the Perch Trees and how to solve the puzzles to make the offering at these perches.
Chirai Shrine: Make an offering at the Perches – Feather Locations
Talk to Ruu at the north portion of Chirai Shrine at the location shown below. The Perch Tree is near Ruu. Touch the perch to start the offering process.
The location of the feathers will be marked on the map. From the perch, go left to find the first feather as shown below. As you get near it, it will start moving away from you. The feather will pass through a phase gate. Go through the phase gate and chase the feather. At its final location, you will have to defeat some enemies. Then interact with the feather to send it back to the tree.
Another feather is inside a big hole in the ground, near the location where the previous feather stopped. Jump down and touch the feather to send it back to the tree.
The final feather is south of the perch tree. It is near some relay stones as shown below. Touch it to send it back to the tree.
Now go back to the tree and complete the offering process.
Shirikoro Peak : Make an offering at the Perches – Feather Locations
Talk to Ruu at the central portion of Shirikoro Peak at the location shown below. The Perch Tree is near Ruu. Touch the perch to start the offering process.
The feathers are underwater. To reach the feathers, you will have to drain out the water. To drain out the water you will have to chase three Seelie to their courts that are in front of Ruu.
In front of Ruu, you will find a Seelie on a tree as shown below. Jump on the tree to reach the Seelie and then chase the Seelie to its’s court.
Another Seelie is south of Ruu’s location as shown below. Chase the Seelie to its’s court.
The third Seelie is on top of the water on the west side of Ruu as shown below. Chase the Seelie to its’s court.
Once all the three Seelies are back to its court, the water will drain out. Jump down to reach the three feathers. Touch one feather to send it back to the tree. The other two feathers will move away as you come near them.
As you chase the two feathers, they will pass through a locked door. To unlock the door, you will have to interact with the cubical switch next to it. The switch is sealed. Solve the relay stone puzzle here to unseal the switch.
After crossing the locked door, touch one of the feathers to send it back to the tree. The other feather will go away as you come near it. This Seelie will pass through another locked door. To unlock the door, you will have to interact with the cubical switch next to it. The switch is sealed. Chase the three Seelies here to their court to drain out the water and then Solve the relay stone puzzle to unseal the switch.
Go through the door and touch the feather to send it to the tree. Now go back to the tree and complete the offering process.
Autake Plains : Make an offering at the Perches – Feather Locations
Talk to Ruu at the highlighted location in Autake Plains as shown below. The Perch Tree is near Ruu. Touch the perch to start the offering process.
Jump behind the perch to find the first feather. Touch it to send it to the tree.
The second feather is near an electrogranum plant east of the previous feather. As you come near it, it will move away and go through a thunder barrier. Summon electrogranum from the plant and use it to cross the barrier. Touch the feather to send it to the tree.
The final feather is on top of a small hut south of the perch. Touch it to send it back to the tree.
Now go back to the tree and complete the offering process. Then return to the ceremonial site.
Talk to Kama and then return
Go and talk to Kama at the marked location. Then report back to Sumida in Inazuma city to complete the quest.