One of the major additions in Assassin's Creed Shadows is the scouts system. These guild allies offer a number of useful services to you, from narrowing down quest locations to smuggling resources back to your hideout. But these sneaky little helpers are a rare commodity early on in your trek across feudal Japan.
Scouts are primarily used to speed up clue-based quest steps and claim material caches, though doing so consumes a charge. Scouts pretty much become another resource for you to manage back at your hideout. It's one worth paying attention to, otherwise you'll end up like me, struggling to find Heiji in the Way of the Blacksmith quest.
