Surprise quests are quests in Xenoblade Chronicles that appear automatically when certain conditions are met. There are twelve known surprise quests in the game; nine are Timed Quests. Some surprise quests are triggered by entering an area at the right time, others activate as part of a larger quest chain. Note that although Gather Information will later disappear, the game does not identify it as a timed quest. File:Timedquest.png = Timed Quest