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Elden Ring — NPC Questline Order

Every NPC questline in one chronological run, base game through Shadow of the Erdtree. Follow it top to bottom and nothing locks out behind you.

arpg✓ Verified in-gamePatch 1.17Progress is permanent — no reset374 steps · 50 missable

What this guide is

A run-along checklist, not an article. Elden Ring’s NPC quests advance off world state rather than a quest log — no journal tracks them, and pushing the main story forward can end a questline you never knew had started. This page sequences all 65 NPC questlines into one chronological route, so following it top to bottom keeps every one of them alive at once.

Tick steps off as you play. Progress saves in your browser and stays checked — Elden Ring has no daily or weekly reset, so nothing here clears itself. It is built for a single playthrough spanning weeks.

Tags you'll see on steps

These appear beside individual steps in the walkthrough.

missableThis step fails permanently if you push the main story past it. Do it in place. 50 steps carry this tag.
dlcRequires the Tarnished Pack DLC, added in patch 1.17. Skip these if you do not own it — nothing else in the route depends on them.

Wording used in the steps

Shorthand in the step text, not tags.

"Exhaust dialogue"Keep talking until the NPC stops offering new lines.
"Reload"Save and quit to the title screen, then load back in. Several steps only trigger on a fresh load.
Rest oftenAt each new Site of Grace, check for a "Talk to Melina" option before moving on.

Walkthrough

Verified for 1.17✓ Verified in-game
Sections
Base Game223

Follow top to bottom. Steps flagged missable fail permanently if you push the main story past them.

Limgrave0 / 31
  • Varré — Talk to him where you first step outside
    The First Step
  • Renna — Fast travel here at night once you have Torrent
    Church of Elleh
  • Boc — Roll into the talking tree to free him
    South of Agheel Lake North
  • Boc — Talk to him, then hand over the Sewing Needle after the boss
    Coastal Cave, western shore
  • Sorceress Sellen — Accept her offer to teach you sorcery
    Waypoint Ruins, basement
  • Bloody Finger Hunter Yura — Hear his warning about the dragon
    Southeast of the lake, under the overpass
  • missableBloody Finger Nerijus — Survive the invasion until Yura joins, then finish him
    North stream
  • Patches — Fight until he surrenders, exhaust dialogue, reload, then bring him to a quarter health
    Murkwater Cave
  • Blaidd — Use the gesture after hearing the howl, then find him north
    Mistwood Ruins
  • Summon Blaidd for the boss. Optional
    Forlorn Hound Evergaol
  • Kenneth Haight — Clear Fort Haight, report back, then meet him at the fort
    North of Mistwood Outskirts
  • Roderika — Exhaust her dialogue — it takes several passes
    Stormhill Shack
  • missableBernahl — Meet him. The colosseum invader locks out if you progress too far
    Warmaster's Shack, off the Stormhill road
  • Iron Fist Alexander — Do what he asks to free him from the ground
    Cliff above Saintsbridge Grace
  • D, Hunter of the Dead — Hear his warning, then take the warp portal he points you to
    Northeast Limgrave, past Saintsbridge
  • Gurranq, Beast Clergyman — Give Deathroot for a Beast Eye. Repeatable nine times across the run
    Bestial Sanctum, via the warp portal
  • Collect the second Deathroot from the chest behind the boss
    Deathtouched Catacombs
  • Alexander — Circle to the Caelid side and open the door for him
    Gael Tunnel, Limgrave side
  • Rogier — Summon him for Margit. Optional
    Stormveil Castle
  • Talk to everyone once you gain access
    Roundtable Hold
  • Varré — Return to him after gaining Roundtable access
    The First Step
  • Gatekeeper Gostoc — Decide whether to keep him — he skims 30% of your runes on death
    Stormveil Castle entrance
  • Rogier — Buy from him, then talk again
    Chapel inside Stormveil Castle
  • Roderika — Give her the Chrysalids' Memento
    Stormveil Castle
  • Drop from the ledge and examine the bloodstain, as Rogier does
    Liftside Chamber
  • Nepheli — Talk to her, then summon her for Godrick
    Near the Secluded Cell Grace
  • Defeat Godrick, then return to the Roundtable
    Stormveil Castle
  • Talk to everyone again, Fia and D included
    Roundtable Hold
  • Roderika — Talk to her and Hewg repeatedly, until he takes her on
    Roundtable Hold
  • Enia — Talk to her, then head back to The First Step
    Roundtable Hold
  • Go back for the Chrysalids' Memento if you left it behind
    Stormveil Castle
Weeping Peninsula0 / 4
  • Irina — Accept her letter
    Just past the Bridge of Sacrifice
  • Edgar — Deliver Irina's letter
    Castle Morne ramparts
  • Edgar — Summon him for the boss. Optional
    Castle Morne
  • missableEdgar — Return to him, then go back to Irina before progressing
    Castle Morne, then the Bridge of Sacrifice
Liurnia of the Lakes0 / 49
  • missableHyetta — Give the Shabriri Grape from the castle throne room
    Lake-Facing Cliffs Grace
  • Boc — Reload the area and talk to him
    Lake-Facing Cliffs Grace
  • Thops — Meet him at the church beside Lake-Facing Cliffs
    Church of Irith
  • Hyetta — Find the hidden floor, take the Shabriri Grape, give it to her
    Purified Ruins
  • missableD / the mariner — Defeat the mariner. Summon D if you want
    South of Carian Study Hall
  • Jar-Bairn — Reached via the steppable gravestones south of Carian Study Hall
    Jarburg
  • Patches — Meet him, exhaust dialogue, check his new wares
    Scenic Isle
  • Rya — Meet her
    Pavilion east of Patches, Scenic Isle
  • Blackguard Big Boggart — Offer to buy back Rya's necklace
    Boilprawn Shack, north of Scenic Isle
  • Rya — Return the necklace to her
    Boilprawn Shack
  • Varré — Perform three invasions. Skip if playing offline
    Rose Church
  • Edgar — Take the Shabriri Grape
    Revenger's Shack, west Liurnia
  • Hyetta — Give her the Shabriri Grape
    Gate Town Bridge
  • missableNepheli — Talk outside town, then roll into the pot to meet Albus
    Village of the Albinaurics
  • Gideon Ofnir — Prepare, then speak to him
    Roundtable Hold
  • Latenna — Talk to her at the base of the cave
    Cave west of Laskyar Ruins
  • Diallos — Meet him, then talk again at the Roundtable Hold
    Academy Gate Town
  • Miriel — Exhaust his dialogue for lore
    Church of Vows, upper east Liurnia
  • missableCelestial Dew here can atone for NPC aggression
    Church of Vows
  • missableTake the Gold Sewing Needle for Boc's questline later
    Church of Vows
  • Explore it if you have not already
    Carian Study Hall
  • missableTake the fourth Deathroot from the chest behind the boss; re-enter after clearing
    Black Knife Catacombs
  • D, Hunter of the Dead — Summon him for the secret boss. Optional
    Black Knife Catacombs
  • Rogier — Give him the Black Knifeprint, then talk after Fia's dialogue
    Roundtable Hold
  • Fia — Talk to her after Rogier's dialogue
    Roundtable Hold
  • Skip for now — explore it later
    Ainsel River
  • Hyetta — Talk to her
    Bellum Church, north of the Academy
  • missableFestering Fingerprint Vyke — Kill the invader for the Fingerprint Grape
    Church of Inhibition, northeast Liurnia
  • Interact with the maiden. Skip if offline
    Church of Inhibition
  • Varré — Exhaust his dialogue
    Rose Church
  • Hyetta — Give her the Fingerprint Grape
    Bellum Church
  • Boc — Lore only. Optional
    East Raya Lucaria Gate Grace
  • Yura — Help kill the invader, then talk after
    North path from the main Academy gate
  • Thops — Give him the Glintstone Key after the Academy, then reload
    Church of Irith
  • Thops — Find him in the corner by the Schoolhouse Classroom Grace
    Raya Lucaria Academy
  • Enia — Talk to her
    Roundtable Hold
  • Iji — Meet him on the path
    Western Liurnia, heading north
  • Ranni — Speak to her, then go back and forth with Rogier
    Caria Manor, northwest
  • Ranni — Speak to Blaidd, Iji and Seluvis, then return to her
    Caria Manor tower
  • Seluvis — Give the potion to Gideon rather than using it, then return
    Seluvis' Rise
  • Nepheli — Speak and exhaust her dialogue
    Roundtable Hold, downstairs past Hewg
  • Gideon Ofnir — Exhaust his dialogue about Nepheli
    Roundtable Hold
  • missableNepheli — Give her the Stormhawk King Ashes via the Imbued Sword Key
    Four Belfries, west Liurnia
  • Seluvis — Search for the illusory floor, then return to him
    Near Ranni's Rise
  • Pidia — Drop down and speak to him
    East of Caria Manor, via steppable gravestones
  • Blaidd — Find him near the Spiritspring and speak
    Siofra River, via the Mistwood elevator
  • Seluvis — Speak to him
    Seluvis' Rise
  • Sorceress Sellen — Speak to her
    Waypoint Ruins, Limgrave
  • Free to explore once Sellen's steps are done
    Siofra River
Caelid & Dragonbarrow0 / 16
  • missableGowry — Get his quest item by killing the commander boss in the rot swamp
    Gowry's Shack near Sellia
  • Gowry — Give him the item, reload, retrieve it, then continue through Sellia
    Gowry's Shack
  • Millicent — She invades. Safe to kill
    Middle of the Aeonia rot swamp
  • Millicent — Give her Gowry's item, reload, then talk
    Church of the Plague
  • Gowry — Talk to Millicent there, reload, then talk to Gowry
    Gowry's Shack
  • missableClear it in its original state, or leave it until after the festival
    Redmane Castle, southeast Caelid
  • Witch Hunter Jerren — Introductory dialogue only. Optional
    Redmane Castle
  • Blaidd — Speak to him — this triggers the Redmane festival
    Siofra River
  • Iji — Speak to him about Jerren
    Siofra River
  • Great Jar — Talk, then defeat three red summons without dying
    On the Siofra-to-Caelid elevator path
  • Alexander — Talk to him and Blaidd
    Redmane Castle
  • Blaidd — Summon both for the boss, then talk after
    Redmane Castle
  • Witch Hunter Jerren — Talk to him for Sellen's quest
    Redmane Castle boss area
  • dlcLeontiel — Ride north toward War-Dead Catacombs and defeat her invasion
    From the Starscourge Radahn Grace, AFTER the fight. She can also be summoned FOR that fight, so the order is: festival opens → summon her against Radahn → beat Radahn → ride north → she invades. A ONE-TIME ENCOUNTER, not a questline — no follow-up dialogue and no branch off Jerren, Ranni or Alexander. Drops her Greatsword, Hat, Armor, Leather Gloves and Boots.
  • Alexander — Craft an oil pot, then free him from the lava
    South of Carian Study Hall, east Liurnia
  • missableSorceress Sellen — Talk, then summon Jerren. Finicky — he may not appear
    Witchbane Ruins, Weeping Peninsula
Altus Plateau & Mt. Gelmir0 / 23
  • missableBoggart, Millicent, Tragoth — Summon two of the three for the boss
    Ruin-Strewn Precipice
  • Talk to Gideon, Corhyn, Fia, Roderika, D and the Dung Eater, then reload
    Roundtable Hold
  • Millicent — Talk to her
    Erdtree-Gazing Hill
  • Activate the lift, then touch the grace nearby
    Grand Lift of Dectus
  • missableRya — Find her. Use the lift workaround if she is absent
    Erdtree-Gazing Hill or the Grand Lift
  • Rya — Warp there with her, but do not talk to anyone yet
    Volcano Manor
  • Millicent — Obtain the Valkyrie's Prosthesis and give it to her
    Shaded Castle
  • Gowry — Talk, buy the incantation, attack him, then reload
    Gowry's Shack
  • Alexander — Talk to him in the lava
    Near Seethewater Terminus Grace
  • Primeval Sorcerer Azur — Talk to him
    Edge of Hermit Village
  • Sorceress Sellen — Talk to her for the Sellia Hideaway instructions
    Waypoint Ruins, Limgrave
  • missableSellen, Jerren — Find Sellen's puppet, then return to Witchbane Ruins
    Near Ranni's Rise, then Witchbane Ruins
  • Sorceress Sellen — Choose the red sign or the gold sign for the fight
    Raya Lucaria Grand Library
  • Patches — Investigate the rainbow stones, then fast travel back
    Cliff edge at Gelmir Hero's Grave
  • Touch the grace, reload, then talk to Boc
    Altus Highway Junction
  • Brother Corhyn — Talk to him
    North of Altus Highway Junction
  • missableSeluvis — Give the Amber Starlight, take the Magic Scorpion Charm
    Dark forest northeast of Altus Highway
  • Goldmask, Corhyn — Talk back and forth, reloading between conversations
    Forest-Spanning Greatbridge portal
  • Varré — Offline route — interact with the red sign, then defeat or invade Magnus
    Writheblood Ruins
  • Varré — Offline route — trade the item, then deliver to Church of Inhibition or Four Belfries
    Rose Church
  • Millicent — Talk to her
    Windmill Heights Grace
  • Yura — Talk to him
    Second Church of Marika
  • missableBlackguard Big Boggart — Talk and buy boiled crabs, if you bought prawns earlier
    Capital Outskirts, outer moat
Volcano Manor0 / 13
  • Tanith — Join the manor, then talk to everybody
    Volcano Manor
  • Interact with the summon sign and complete Request 1
    Red marker on the map
  • Find the illusory wall and reach the Prison Town Church Grace
    Volcano Manor interior
  • Rya, Tanith — Collect Request 2 and complete it
    Volcano Manor
  • Patches — Requests appear on the map. Complete Patches' request only
    Volcano Manor
  • missableSummon for assistance before completing Patches' request
    Capital Outskirts boss
  • Patches — Talk after completing the request, then reload
    Volcano Manor
  • Collect the Serpent's Amnion and give it to Rya at the manor
    Temple of Eiglay
  • Rya, Tanith — Reload after giving the Serpent's Amnion
    Volcano Manor
  • Drop down past the gates and explore
    Temple of Eiglay cliff
  • missableRya — Three choices — grant her wish, give Tanith's item, or do nothing
    Temple of Eiglay window room
  • Find the stonesword key path and take the first Seedbed Curse from the seated body
    Near Rya
  • Optional — skip the final boss or finish the questline
    Volcano Manor
Leyndell0 / 18
  • Boc — Give the Gold Sewing Needle, exhaust dialogue, then choose his rebirth
    East Capital Rampart Grace
  • Dung Eater — Follow his instructions to the sewers and feed Seedbed Curses in order
    Roundtable Hold
  • Second Seedbed Curse — climb the ladder and stairs, on a seated body
    Leyndell interior
  • missableBlackguard Big Boggart — An extra Seedbed Curse, if you bought prawns earlier
    Capital Outskirts, outer moat
  • missableMohg, Lord of Blood — Fight him. Note the secret entrance behind him
    Leyndell sewers
  • missableThird Seedbed Curse from the Dung Eater's room, plus the Sanctified Whetblade
    Alternate Roundtable Hold
  • Bernahl — Complete his request, then return to the manor
    Volcano Manor
  • Corhyn, Goldmask — Talk to both
    West Capital Rampart Grace, coliseum
  • Brother Corhyn — Obtain the Golden Order Principia and learn the Law of Regression
    Leyndell interior
  • Cast the Law of Regression and read the statue's message
    Erdtree Sanctuary
  • missableBroken Gold Mask — Defeat the invasion triggered by that cast
    ⚠️ DO THIS BEFORE DEFEATING MALIKETH. Once he dies and Leyndell becomes the Ashen Capital, the invasion cannot happen again this cycle. Triggered by the Law of Regression cast in the step above — and it does NOT require Goldmask’s quest to be underway, so it fires even if you have never met him. Drops the Golden Order Flail, the Broken Gold Mask, and the Gold Tattoo chest, arms and legs.
  • missableJump the railings for the Bolt of Gransax
    Gold spear statue
  • Goldmask, Corhyn — Talk to both after taking the Bolt
    Coliseum
  • Melina, Dung Eater — Optional summons
    Final boss
  • Dung Eater — Resume the feeding schedule after the boss
    Roundtable Hold
  • Nepheli, Kenneth Haight, Gostoc — Talk to all, and buy the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
    Stormveil Castle throne room
  • Talk to everybody
    Roundtable Hold
  • missableCollect every missed armour, weapon and item before moving on
    Leyndell
Nokron to Moonlight Altar0 / 14
  • Blaidd — Read his message
    Mistwood Ruins, red marker
  • Iji — Speak to him
    Siofra River
  • Blaidd — Free him from the evergaol
    Forlorn Hound Evergaol
  • Iji — Speak to him again
    Siofra River
  • Enter Nokron, the Eternal City
    Mistwood crater
  • Ranni — Retrieve the Fingerslayer Blade and give it to her
    Nokron
  • missableRanni — Reload, touch the new grace, then visit Seluvis and Pidia
    Nokron
  • Ranni — Use the item at the pedestal, finish the area, then interact with her
    Carian Study Hall
  • Rogier — Return and speak to him
    Roundtable Hold
  • Ranni's doll — Rest at the grace and choose "Talk to Ranni Doll" three times
    Ainsel River Main
  • Retrieve the Discarded Palace Key from the coffin
    Ainsel River
  • Ranni — Progress through the river and meet her again
    Ainsel River
  • Ranni — Fast travel, go outside, find Blaidd, then rest at the chamber grace
    Ranni's Rise
  • Iji — Talk to him, then reload
    Siofra River
Deeproot Depths0 / 4
  • Drop off the cliff ledge onto the small pathway
    Nokron, dark area
  • missableGive D's armour to his brother, reload, then kill the boss
    Deeproot Depths
  • Fia — Ask to be held, exhaust dialogue, then rest and reload repeatedly
    Large root area
  • Defeat the boss, then rest in the coffin
    Deeproot Depths
Mountaintops of the Giants0 / 15
  • Millicent — Summon her for the boss
    Grand Lift of Rold
  • Shabriri — Speak to him
    Zamor Ruins
  • Defeat the boss for a Deathroot
    Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs
  • Millicent — Speak to her
    Ancient Snow Valley Ruins Grace
  • Tanith — Complete the final Volcano Manor request
    Volcano Manor marker
  • Tanith — Meet the last boss, then speak to everyone
    Volcano Manor
  • missableRya — Return here if you took the third dialogue option
    Temple of Eiglay
  • Jar-Bairn, Diallos — Exhaust dialogue, fast travel away, and repeat several times
    Jarburg
  • Patches — Speak, return to Tanith, then survive his ambush
    Shaded Castle, then Murkwater Cave
  • Defeat the mariner for a Deathroot
    Snow Valley Ruins Overlook
  • Complete it for half the Haligtree Medallion
    Castle Sol
  • Find the woman looking up and summon her sister
    Stargazer's Ruins
  • missableGoldmask, Corhyn — Speak to both and choose the Tonic outcome
    Stargazer's Ruins bridge
  • Alexander — Summon him for the boss. Optional
    Giant area
  • Use "Hoist secret medallion" rather than the normal option
    Grand Lift of Rold
Consecrated Snowfield, Mohgwyn & Haligtree0 / 15
  • Use "Hoist secret medallion" to reach the Consecrated Snowfield
    Grand Lift of Rold
  • missableNinth Deathroot, in the chest behind the catacombs boss
    Hidden Path to the Haligtree
  • Latenna — Speak on entering the storm. The trigger is finicky
    Consecrated Snowfield snowstorm
  • Reach Mohgwyn Palace by the bloody portal or Varré's item
    Consecrated Snowfield
  • missableExhaust the red invader's dialogue before killing the last boss
    Mausoleum Dynasty Midpoint Grace
  • Gideon Ofnir — Return after defeating the boss
    Roundtable Hold
  • Latenna — Summon her at the northwest location
    Apostate Derelict
  • Millicent — Speak to her before going through Ordina
    Prayer Room Grace
  • missableFourth Seedbed Curse, on the balcony body
    Prayer Room Grace
  • missableFifth Seedbed Curse, in the dark room under the railing
    Prayer Room Grace
  • Defeat the Defiled Root, reload, then choose Millicent's gold or red sign
    Drainage Channel approach
  • Gowry — Final step — exhaust dialogue, attack him, then buy his items
    Gowry's Shack
  • Defeat the boss, then rest and reload
    Haligtree
  • missableUse the Unalloyed Gold Needle on the flower for Miquella's Needle
    Haligtree
  • Gideon Ofnir — Exhaust all dialogue after the Haligtree
    Roundtable Hold
Crumbling Farum Azula0 / 7
  • Shabriri — Return and speak, if you took the Frenzied Flame
    Where you left him
  • Talk to everyone, and back and forth with Roderika and Hewg
    Roundtable Hold
  • Bernahl — Summon him for the duo boss. Optional
    Near Dragon Altar Transept Grace
  • Alexander — Meet him near the Stonesword Key path
    Dragon Temple Lift Grace
  • Jar-Bairn — Speak, reload, and repeat several times
    Jarburg
  • Do NOT use Miquella's Needle during this fight
    Time-warped arena, secret boss
  • Bernahl — Find him near the lower passage
    Beside the Great Bridge Grace
City of Ash0 / 7
  • Talk to everyone
    Roundtable Hold
  • Explore for the new items
    City of Ash
  • Brother Corhyn — Speak depending on your Tonic choice, then reload
    Gold spiral spear statue, or Stargazer's Ruins
  • Goldmask — Find and speak, then reload
    Right of the stairs to Erdtree Sanctuary
  • Defeat the boss at the stairs and elevator
    City of Ash
  • Nepheli — Summon her, and Shabriri too if you took the Frenzied Flame
    Second boss
  • Find the secret boss arena and prepare — use Miquella's Needle after the final boss
    Farum Azula cliff bottom
After the final boss — all six endings0 / 7
  • Do not interact with the fractured body. Turn around, touch the grace, save and exit
    Final boss arena
  • Duplicate your save into seven slots with a save copier
    Save files
  • Frenzied Flame ending — interact with the body and choose to become its lord
    Final boss arena
  • Use Miquella's Needle, return, and pick a different ending
    Farum Azula secret arena
  • Repeat the previous step five times, choosing a different option each time
    Final boss arena
  • Without the needle, load a save slot and take the Frenzied Flame through Hyetta alone
    Various
  • Your primary save stays untouched, so online play can resume
    Character select
Shadow of the Erdtree151

The DLC is a separate bucket so base-game and DLC progress never mix in one number. Recommended around level 150, after the base game’s final boss.

Gravesite Plains & Belurat0 / 28
  • Needle Knight Leda — Fast travel and touch the arm
    Cocoon of the Empyrean Grace
  • Redmane Freyja — Meet her
    Gravesite Plains
  • Hornsent — Meet him
    Gravesite Plains
  • Redmane Freyja — Reload the area and talk again
    Gravesite Plains
  • Sir Ansbach — Meet him
    Gravesite Plains
  • Moore — Meet him and buy something, ideally the Note
    Gravesite Plains
  • Sir Ansbach — Reload and talk again
    Gravesite Plains
  • Moore — Buy two or three more items to open up his dialogue
    Gravesite Plains
  • Continue through the dungeon toward the giant gate
    Belurat
  • Queelign — Kill the invader at the withered tree
    Belurat courtyard
  • Hornsent Grandam — Unlock the door and meet her
    Belurat storehouse
  • Continue through the dungeon
    Belurat
  • Defeat the last boss and take the item. Freyja can be summoned
    Belurat
  • Take the letter from the ground and read it
    Long stairs to the shadow-covered castle
  • Hornsent Grandam — Wear the boss helm, reload, and talk again
    Belurat storehouse
  • Redmane Freyja — Talk to her
    Three-Paths Cross Grace
  • Hornsent — Talk to him
    Gravesite Plains
  • Follow the uphill path
    East-south of Castle Front Grace
  • Turn left at the fork
    Gloomy forest
  • Thiollier — Meet him
    Gloomy forest
  • Moore — Return and talk to him
    Gravesite Plains
  • Thiollier — Return and talk to him
    Gloomy forest
  • Turn right and continue south
    Forest fork
  • Activate the waypoint grace. You will hear someone in pain
    Pillar Path
  • Head south downhill, past the trolls
    Castle Front Grace
  • Hug the left wall and keep exploring
    Poison swamp
  • Go left, then down the rocky platforms
    Ellac River Cave
  • Explore out to the field of shining blue grass
    Bottom of the cave
Cerulean Coast0 / 6
  • Activate the grace, prepare, and head south
    Cerulean Coast
  • Take the map, then continue south
    Cerulean Coast
  • missableDrop down the rocky slopes and activate the Fissure Grace
    End of the area
  • A barrier blocks the way for now. Head to Castle Ensis
    The Fissure
  • Fast travel to Castle Front Grace, head north, and complete the castle
    Castle Ensis
  • Defeat the boss. Leda can be summoned
    Castle Ensis
Scadu Altus0 / 23
  • Go straight ahead as you enter the region
    Highland Cross Grace
  • Needle Knight Leda — Talk to her
    Scadu Altus
  • Hornsent — Talk to him
    Scadu Altus
  • Take the Monk's Missive from the ground and read it
    Scadu Altus
  • Take the map, and avoid heading north for now
    Scadu Altus
  • Head west from the map fragment
    Cross-shaped church, west
  • missableQueelign — Kill the invader inside
    Church of the Crusade
  • Dryleaf Dane — Meet him and use the gesture from the missive
    East of Moorth Ruins
  • Head north past the poison swamp for the Rauh Ruins map
    North of Moorth Ruins
  • Enter by the front or back for the Iris of Occultation
    Fort of Reprimand
  • Mark the beacon and follow the narrow path to Bonny Village
    Moorth Ruins rooftops
  • Head east and cross the fissure
    Bonny Village
  • Continue north and take the "O Mother" gesture from the withered tree
    North of the fissure
  • Cross them, activate the grace, and continue until you hear glass crack
    Two bridges
  • Lena — Fast travel back and talk to her, choosing a dialogue option
    Highroad Cross Grace
  • Hornsent — Talk to him, then reload
    Scadu Altus
  • Lena — Return and talk to her
    Scadu Altus
  • Sir Ansbach — Return and talk to him
    Main Gate Cross
  • Moore — Talk to him and choose "Put it behind you"
    Scadu Altus
  • Moore — Buy anything you need before leaving the area
    Scadu Altus
  • Redmane Freyja — Return and talk to her
    Three-Paths Cross
  • Thiollier — Return and talk to him
    Pillar Path Cross
  • Thiollier — Buy anything you need before leaving
    Pillar Path Cross
Cathedral of Manus Metyr0 / 8
  • Count Ymir, High Priest — Meet him and examine the ruins map he gives you
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Swordhand Night Jolán — Reload, then meet her leaning on the candle-lit pillar
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr, west exit
  • Count Ymir, High Priest — Talk to him after reloading
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Yuri — Reload — Ymir speaks, and you meet Yuri
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Interact with the bell ringed by gigantic fingers
    Cerulean Coast, north into the ruins
  • Count Ymir, High Priest — Return and examine the second ruins map
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Swordhand Night Jolán — Talk to her
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • missableSwordhand Night Jolán — Reload and check the west exit
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr, west exit
Stone Coffin Fissure0 / 12
  • Fast travel back — the barrier is open now
    Cerulean Coast, The Fissure
  • Read the ghost's message. The hint is to jump from the bull's head
    Stone Coffin Fissure, stairs
  • Thiollier — Optional summon
    Stone Coffin Fissure boss
  • Spend your runes before going on
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • missableThiollier — Talk to him. Reload if he is absent
    Narrow cave
  • St. Trina — Drink the nectar, first time
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • St. Trina — Collect the runes and drink again, twice more
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • Thiollier — He speaks — talk to him, then drink a fourth time
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • Thiollier — Talk to him, then drink a fifth time
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • Defeat the invader, then talk to Thiollier
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • St. Trina — Drink a sixth and final time, then talk to Thiollier
    Stone Coffin Fissure
  • Thiollier — Reload and talk to him again
    Stone Coffin Fissure
Shadow Keep0 / 25
  • Redmane Freyja — Fast travel to Highroad Cross and go straight on
    Shadow Keep elevator
  • Summon Freyja and Hornsent for the boss. Optional
    Shadow Keep elevator
  • Two summon signs appear — Leda in red, or Hornsent in gold
    Wide stairs with burning boats
  • Needle Knight Leda — If you helped her, fast travel back for a talisman and exhaust dialogue
    Highland Cross Grace
  • missableNeedle Knight Leda — Reload and talk to her again
    Highland Cross Grace
  • Head left and take the elevator down to the west rampart
    Specimen Storehouse Grace
  • Collect the Iris of Grace on the way
    West rampart
  • Sir Ansbach — Talk to him
    Specimen Storehouse, first floor
  • Head up through the stairs and statues
    Specimen Storehouse
  • Redmane Freyja — Follow the familiar voice and talk to her
    Specimen Storehouse, seventh floor
  • Sir Ansbach — Do not hand over the Secret Rite Scroll yet — pick the option about Freyja
    Specimen Storehouse, first floor
  • Sir Ansbach — When he mentions his concern, give him the Secret Rite Scroll
    Specimen Storehouse
  • Sir Ansbach — Reload, talk again, and take his letter
    Specimen Storehouse, first floor
  • missableRedmane Freyja — Return to her for missable equipment
    Specimen Storehouse, seventh floor
  • Sir Ansbach — Return to him, then reload
    Specimen Storehouse, first floor
  • missableNeedle Knight Leda — A second summon sign appears if you helped her twice
    Specimen Storehouse, first floor
  • Needle Knight Leda — Fast travel back if you helped twice, for a second talisman
    Highland Cross Grace
  • Fast travel and work through the storehouse
    Specimen Storehouse, seventh floor
  • Hornsent — Your summon choice changes how he invades later
    Specimen Storehouse, last boss
  • Swordhand Night Jolán — Optional summon
    Specimen Storehouse, last boss
  • Hornsent — If not summoned, he invades later instead
    Specimen Storehouse, near the throne
  • missableHornsent — If he is near the throne, talk to him and do NOT reload
    Specimen Storehouse, after the boss
  • Needle Knight Leda — Fast travel and read her letter on the table
    Specimen Storehouse, fourth floor
  • Hornsent Grandam — Wear the divine beast lion helm and talk to her
    Belurat, Small Private Altar
  • Hornsent Grandam — Reload the area and take the item
    Belurat, Small Private Altar
Church District, Scaduview & Miyr0 / 18
  • Follow the right-hand path from Church District Highroad
    Shadow Keep Church District
  • Queelign — Unlock the door with the Prayer Room Key and choose your Iris reward
    Prayer Room
  • Defeat the last boss before going on
    Shadow Keep
  • Continue through the storehouse
    Specimen Storehouse, far side
  • Optional — farm Scadutree Fragments
    North of Shadow Keep Back Gate
  • Use the "O Mother" gesture at the statue
    Ruins east of the Back Gate
  • Interact with the bell
    Ruins with gigantic fingers
  • Count Ymir, High Priest — Return and talk to him
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Swordhand Night Jolán — Talk to her
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • missableDefeat Messmer if you have not already
    Messmer's arena
  • The final area boss
    Dark Chamber Grace
  • Fast travel back
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Examine the throne and descend
    Cathedral of Manus Metyr
  • Swordhand Night Anna — Kill the invader, then ring the bell
    Below the cathedral
  • Defeat the boss
    Below the cathedral
  • Touch the light for the cutscene
    Below the cathedral
  • Thiollier, Sir Ansbach — Find them, if they are still alive
    At the grace
  • St. Trina — Return and interact with her
    Garden of Deep Purple
Abyssal Woods0 / 2
  • Explore it. No NPC quests here
    Hidden area near the Domain of Dragons
  • missableMessmer must be defeated before you proceed
    Abyssal Woods
Jagged Peak0 / 18
  • Igon — Talk to the screaming man
    Pillar Path Waypoint Grace
  • Igon — Reload and talk again
    Pillar Path Waypoint Grace
  • Continue south
    South, past the broken dragon statues
  • Ancient Dragon-Man — Kill the invader
    On the way
  • Jump in to reach the boss
    Large dark pit
  • Continue onwards
    Jagged Peak
  • Defeat the second boss, then head south
    Jagged Peak
  • Dragon Communion Priestess — Meet her and devour the essence
    Jagged Peak
  • missableDragon Communion Priestess — Choose your concoction — Dragonbolt or Gavel
    Jagged Peak
  • Head east and continue
    East from the drake
  • Defeat the bosses along the way
    Jagged Peak
  • Igon — Talk to him
    Marked spot on the map
  • Defeat another boss
    Jagged Peak
  • Jump up the chain of spiritsprings
    Rocky cliffs
  • Igon — Summon him for the fight. Mandatory
    Narrow entrance
  • Igon — Find him and talk
    Foot of Jagged Peak Grace
  • Dragon Communion Priestess — Talk to her for your rewards
    Grand Altar Grace
  • missableDragon Communion Priestess — If you gave her the concoction, wait a day and talk again
    Grand Altar Grace
Ancient Ruins of Rauh0 / 4
  • Open the door and explore the ruins
    West Rampart Grace, Shadow Keep
  • missableHornsent — Kill him here, if you summoned him earlier
    Church of the Bud entrance
  • Defeat the last boss. Dryleaf Dane can be summoned
    Ancient Ruins of Rauh
  • missableBurning the sealing tree is a point of no return
    Ancient Ruins of Rauh
Enir-Ilim0 / 7
  • Prepare for the fight with Leda
    Enir-Ilim
  • Interact with the red summon sign
    Enir-Ilim
  • Head up for the final boss
    Large staircase
  • Defeat the final boss, using Miquella's Great Rune when prompted
    Enir-Ilim
  • Touch the light for the ending cutscene
    Centre of the area
  • Thiollier, Sir Ansbach — Find them after the battle
    At the grace
  • St. Trina — Fast travel back and return to her
    Garden of Deep Purple