Elden Ring

Overview

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Characters/locations
Miscellaneous/items

Introduction

The Elden Ring was shattered.
Queen Marika is nowhere to be found; her children, demigods, claimed the shards and triggered The Shattering (war)
Godwyn the Golden was the first to perish
Tarnished, arisen by grace to claim the shards of the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord:
- Hoarah Loux, chieftain of the badlands
- Goldmask
- Fia, the deathbed companion
- Dung Eater
- Gideon Ofneir
- …and one of no renown (Edward Cullen the Sullen)

Exploration

Boluses can be used to alleviate and cure ailment buildups (ex. poison, blood loss, sleep)
Stonesword Keys can be used to break imp statue seals

Character

Background & Build

Build 1: Dextrous Samurai

Right hand armaments: Uchigatana, Reduvia, Longbow
Left hand armaments: Beast Crest Heater Shield, Torch
Armor: Lands of Reeds set

Build 2: Godrick Knight

Right hand armaments: Uchigatana, Longbow
Left hand armaments: Beast Crest Heater Shield, Torch
Armor: Tree-and-Beast Surcoat, Godrick Soldier gauntlets and greaves, and Godrick Knight helm

Build 3

Right hand armaments: Bloodhound’s Fang, Longbow
Left hand armaments: Torch
Armor: Kaiden set

Items & Abilities

Ashes summon spirits for aid
Ashes of War grant affinities and abilities to an armament
Flask of Crimson Tears restores HP (health)
Flask of Cerulean Tears restores FP (ability/mana energy)
Flask of Wondrous Physick [?]

Upgrades

Cookbooks expands crafting repertoire
Glovewort strengthens Ashes
Golden Seeds increases number of uses for Sacred Flasks
Sacred Tears increaases the potency of Sacred Flasks
Smithing Stone reinforces armaments
Tailoring Tools enables armor alterations

Journey

Roundtable Hold

Brother Corhyn

I teach incantations, the strength granted us by the Two Fingers, and explore the secrets of the Golden Order.
Gideon Ofnir

Oh, this is a rare occasion. I can’t remember the last time a new Tarnished made their way to the Roundtable. Very well. As your senior, I bid you welcome. It is safe here. You may let down your guard.
Follow the guidance of grace, lay low the shardbearers, and claim for yourself a Great Rune.
Do so, and the doors to the Roundtable’s inner chamber will open. And you will receive the wisdom of the Two Fingers.
- Welcomed me after defeating Godrick and offered information on the remaining 4 demigods:
  - Radahn in the Caelid Wilds
  - Rykard in Mt. Gelmir, west of the Altus Plateau; the realm of the Erdtree
  - Morgott the Grace-Given is Lord of Leyndell, the capital city…at the foot of the Erdtree, in the east of the Altus Plateau.
    
    But the Two Fingers forbid us from venturing there. Until we’ve acquired enough Great Runes to repair the Elden Ring.
  - Rennala is the queen of the Carian royals, who govern the Academy of Raya Lucaria
    
    The Academy of Raya Lucaria lies to Limgrave's north, towering over the mist-laden lands of Liurnia. Her beloved, Radagon, left her to become Queen Marika's second husband, taking the title of King Consort. The Great Rune dwells within the amber egg that was Radagon's gift to her.
Roderika, referred to as Heartbroken Maiden (inside Stormhill Shack) made her way here
- She has taken up an apprenticeship with Hewg, learning about spirit tuning
Diallos

Asks about a woman named Lanya, his servant, and asks me to let him know if I find her
Smithing Master Hewg

I’m a prisoner, and these are my chains. I’m trapped by the Hold, undying, smithing for you fools.
Despite my differences, the weapons get stronger, all the same. Given time, technique never fails. Besides, it helps me forget. The sheer terror of her…”
“The girl you brought here…she has a gift for spirit tuning. I saw another one like her, long ago. Their eyes share the same hue”.
Fia, Deathbed Companion

I was known as a Deathbed Companion, where I come from.
- Provides Balchadin’s Blessing in exchange for a hug
  
  My dear… Have you ever heard of black knifeprints? Dear Rogier likes to talk of it when abed. The ancient plot, in which the first of the Demigods was slain. The black knifes wielded by the assassins who committed the act, along with the impressions they made, somehow hide the truth of the conspiracy. These grand affairs are hardly my forté…But dear Rogier began to weep as he spoke…In truth I’ve heard tell from someone else, about the black knifeprints that fascinate dear Rogier so.
- Gave me Knifeprint Clue, a simple map showing the location of a black knifeprint
Enia, the Finger Reader

I interpret the words of the Fingers, envoys to the Greater Will. Demigods, and even the greater of the champions, are hewn by the Erdtree upon their end, into remembrances. These remembrances yet house the power of their former masters. And should you wish to wield that same power, well… I will lend you the strength of the Fingers. Great Runes are the stuff of demigods: the children of the goddess, Queen Marika. She who is vessel of the Elden Ring. Tainted by the strength of their runes, her children warred, but none could become Elden Lord. And so grace was extended, to your kind, the Tarnished”.
Nepheli Loux is the adopted daughter of Gideon Ofnir
Sorcerer Rogier

The misshapen corpse under Stormveil? That is a sacred relic. Of the black knives plot. It happened during the Golden Age of the Erdtree, long before the shattering of the Elden Ring. Someone stole a fragment of the Rune of Death from Maliketh, the Black Blade. And on a bitter night, murdered Godwyn the Golden. That was the first recorded Death of a demigod in all history. And it became the catalyst. Soon, the Elden Ring was smashed, and thus sprang forth the war known as the Shattering.

Limgrave

White Mask Varre, a mysterious man near Stranded Graveyard, prompted me to follow the guidance of grace to Castle Stormveil and confront Godrick the Grafted
Kale, purveyor of fine goods
Melina appeared at a site of grace and offered an alliance

I can play the role of maiden. Turning rune fragments into strength. To aid you in your search for the Elden Ring. You need only take me with you. To the foot of the Erdtree.
Upon the cliff, in Castle Stormveil, is a shardbearer. A demigod who inherited a fragment of the shattered Elden Ring.
I’m searching for my purpose given to me by my mother inside the Erdtree long ago.
Usher of Death, Rosus, statue indicating nearby dungeons/catacombs

Guide and gatekeeper for those returning to the roots
Stormfoot Catacombs

A proper death means returning to the Erdtree. Have patience. Until the time comes, and the roots call to you.
- Picked up Grave Glovewort and Ghost Glovewort
- Defeated Erdtree Burial Watchdog and collected Noble Sorcerer Ashes
Church of Dragon Communion, located off the western coast, can be used to exchange dragon hearts for spells
Heartbroken Maiden (inside Stormhill Shack) reported that people are being grafted, their body parts added to the spider and their remains turned into chrysalids
Knight Bernahl, a Tarnished, inside Warmaster's Shack offered to teach me “battle arts” (Ashes of War)
Witch Renna, arrived at the Church of Elleh and gave me the Spirit Calling Bell, a gift from the former master of Torrent

How long will it be, I wonder, before the Tarnished tire of obeisance to the Two Fingers?
Bloody Finger Hunter Yura chastised me about challenging Flying Dragon Agheel but also aided me in the fight against Bloody Finger Nerijus

I am Yura, as you might recall, hunter of Bloody Fingers. Tarnished held in thrall by cessblood. Zealots who stalk their own.
Just remember, no kinship with their ilk remains. Their madness precludes it.
Patches the Untethered, a Tarnished, attacked me in Murkwater Cave and then surrendered, offering to sell me goods in the future.
- Items of note: Margit’s Shackle and Stonesword Key, both 5,000 runes
Finger Reader Crone, east of Castle Stormveil, read my fingers…

Head to the foundation of gold, Tarnished. Traverse Raya Lucaria; “Glintstone Eventide”, and reunite the half-crescents, at the Grand Lift.
Melina brought me to Roundtable Hold after I reached Liurnia of the Lakes by taking a hidden path around Castle Stormveil

Gathering place of Tarnished champions, guided by Grace
Boc the Seamster appeared as a tree and referenced a local cave that he was driven out of
- He was beaten by the demi-humans in Coastal Cave. I killed the creatures there and retrieved his Sewing Needle
Alexander, Iron Fist warrior jar, was stuck in the ground east of Castle Stormveil
- I freed him, and he gave me Exalted Flesh
- He is traveling eastward to Redmane Castle on the southern edge of the scarlet rot-blighted Caelid Wilds, where a festival is going to be held
Deathtouched Catacombs
- Outside the entrance, a spirit lamented
  
  Unthinkable. Our hallowed resting plkace is violated. To refuse the Erdtree’s call to return, to live within Death…sickening.
- Defeated Black Knife Assasin and collected Deathroot, which is is sought after by Beast Clergyman
Sorcerous Sellen, found inside Waypoint Ruins
- Exiled from Raya Lucaria Academy
- Offered to teach me sorceries
Sorcerer Thops, inside the Church of Irith provided some useful information regarding the Academy of Raya Lucaria and the Erdtree Capital

After they declared they wouldn’t interfere with the Shattering, the academy cast repelling seals on the east gate leading to the Capital and the south gate leading here.
As you might have guessed, the seals are still active, making entry to the academy impossible without a glintstone key.
Sellen was well known. The most promising sorceress in the history of the academy…But Sellen was expelled from the academy. Accused of unthinkable treatment of certain sorcerers, under the name of the Graven Witch.
Fringefolk Hero's Grave
- Defeated a knight and obtained Dragon Communion Seal, which boosts my Dragon Communion incantations
- Dropped a pot on the Chariot and obtained the Erdtree Greatbow
- I hate this dungeon so much
D, Hunter of the Dead, located east of Saintsbridge
- Warns me against going to Summonwater Village
  
  I hunt down Those Who Live in Death, and weed their Deathroot. Heed my warning. Those Who Live in Death should be left well alone.
Kenneth Haight

You might have heard of me. Kenneth Haight. Next in line as the rightful ruler of Limgrave”.
- Asks me to take back his fort, to the south of Mistwood, from a Knight commander who overtook it
  
  I would take great care to avoid Godrick’s Tarnished hunts, were I in your shoes. That depraved lot are obsessed with sacrificing Tarnished like you for the sake of “grafting.” Honestly, Godrick’s no more than a jumped up country bumpkin. Lord? Don’t make me laugh. First he hid himself amongst the womenfolk to flee the capital, then hid from Radahn in that castle… Then he insulted Malenia, lost to her in battle, only to lick her boots rather than die like a man.

Stormveil Castle

Sorcerer Rogier, located in a chapel in the northwest region of Stormveil Castle, offered to teach me some battle arts, as a fellow Tarnished
- Left a message
  
  Surely what you seek is somewhere close by…
- Led me to into the castle’s crypt, where I defeated an Ulcerated Tree Spirit and discovered the following:
  - Bloodstain of Sorcerer Rogier being killed
  - Prince of Death’s Pustule
  - Massive petrified skeleton down here, of which only the head, sprouting tentacles, remains…
Nepheli Loux, located near the Secluded Cell in Stormveil Castle, is another Tarnished operating on orders from her father.

If you intend to challenge Godrick, I ask you call upon me. The winds run could with his deeds. I’m certain father would permit me aid the fight.
- Relation to Hoarah Loux from the introduction?
Godrick the Grafted defeated
- Obtained Godrick’s Great Rune
  
  The Great Runes you receive by defeating shardbearers have lost their beneficial power. However, their power can be restored at Divine Towers throughout the Lands Between See the description of each Great Rune to discover which Divine Tower you should visit.
  - Seek the Divine Tower of Limgrave, which stands beyond the great bridge from Stormveil Castle
    - Restored the rune at the tower, in what appears to be a petrified version of two fingers sprouting from the ground
      
      The Great Rune is known as the anchor ring, found in the center of the Elden Ring The first demigods were The Elden Lord Godfrey and his offspring, the golden lineage
- Obtained Remembrance of the Grafted
  - Power can be unlocked by the Finger Reader
    - Unlocks Axe of Godrick or Grafted Dragon, neither of which I care for
    - Remembrances can be duplicated at a Wandering Mausoleum. Only one remembrance may be duplicated per mausoleum, and only one time.

Weeping Peninsula

Grace uniquely pointing south; following it to see why
Irina, a blind woman on the side of the road, and an escapee from Castle Morne
- Asked me to take a letter to her father there, to convince him to leave
- After speaking with her father, I returned to find her dead with a curved sword left next to her body.
Ailing Village is infested with Frenzy and yellow ember, a source of it
An ethereal candelabrum appeared ___ and led me to Earthbore Cave
- Inside was a nest of rats and a Runebear, which dropped the Spelldrake Talisman
Church of Pilgrimage, located at the north peak of the Weeping Peninsula
- A Stranded Soul outside speaks of the Wandering Mausoleum:
  
  The mausoleum prowls. Cradling the soulless demigod. O Marika, Queen Eternal. He is your unwanted child.
- Melina interacts while resting here:
  
  Spoken echoes linger here. Words of Queen Marika, who vanished long ago. If you wish, I will share them with you. In Marika’s own words. Then, after thy death, I will give back what I once claimed. Return to the Lands Between, wage war, and brandish the Elden Ring. Grow strong in the face of death. Warriors of my lord. Lord Godfrey.
Minor Erdtree
- An Erdtree Avatar is protecting it, as well as various minor guardians, but there doesn’t seem to be anything of note near the tree.
Wandering Mausoleum
- I duplicated the Remembrance of the Grafted
Tower of Return
- I was transported to the Divine Bridge of Lendyll, Royal Capital and defeated the giant that was waiting at the end of the bridge.
- There is a transporter, assumedly for the nearby Divine Tower, but I cannot use it right now.
- Picked up the Blessed Dew Talisman, which slowly restores HP
Witchbane Ruins
- Sorceress Sellen is held prisoner inside
Edgar, the warden of Castle Morne and Irina's father, said that he cannot leave the castle until he has fulfilled his duty

The menials have all rebelled. They gave me good service, or so I thought, but it seems it was all an act. Foul creatures, as it’s said. I see, from Irina… Thank you. I’m in your debt. But I can’t leave yet. Even if the castle should fall, as commander, I must remain. To ensure the treasured sword of Morne does not fall into the wrong hands. If you see Irina, do tell her. That her father will come for her, once he’s fulfilled his duty.
- Upon finding Irina’s body, he vows to hunt down the monster who killed her.
- Attacked me in Liurnia of the Lakes (Edgar the Revenger)
Leonine Misbegotten was found and slain at the southern peninsula beyond Castle Morne
- Dropped Grafted Blade Greatsword

Liurnia of the Lakes

Rya the Scout asked me to help her retrieve a stolen necklace

It’s rather chilly here, isn’t it? My mistress sent me off on an errand…But I was accosted by a ruffian, and now I’m in a bind. Could I ask you to lend a hand, perhaps? That thug made off with a precious necklace. I need someone to retrieve it. Only… He, too, is Tarnished. If you’ve any qualms confronting your own, I shall find another…
- I retrieved her necklace from the thug by buying it back,, and she gave me Volcano Manor Invitation.
  
  I am Rya, in the service of Lady Tanith of the Volcano Manor. You are very brave yourself. Not only a steady hand, but a steady heart, merciless, even to your own kind. Such strength is precisely what my mistress seeks. Brave Tarnished, seek the Altus Plateau, the realm of the Erdtree…the Volcano Manor will fully extend its invitation. To fight, amongst a family of champions. This land of Liurnia is connected to the Altus Plateau by the Grand Lift of Dectus, beyond the High Road. But the lift has been defunct for an age, meaning there’s no simple means of passage. Instead, you must seek the old ruins in the cliff. At the base of the valley near the Grand Lift, there’s an old tunnel. It was excavated from both ends, linking Liurnia to the Altus Plateau.
Patches in the middle of the lake, who gave me a tip on reaching the Erdtree

There’s a surviving Iron Virgin at the bottom of the big waterwheel in the Academy of Raya Lucaria. And I heard…if you let yourself get caught in it, it’ll chuck you out straight at the base of the Erdtree.
Discovered the Village of the Albinaurics and a sole survivor: Albus, disguised as a pot, who asks me to protect an item: Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right)

Wait, then, you’re not one of them? Well, what a relief… Oh, goodness me. I am Albus. An Albinauric, as you can see. We are finished. The whole village is finished. The cursemongers have destroyed everything. Not one that remains has their wits about them I beg you. Would you look after this medallion? You must keep it out of the cursemonger’s hands. And if you should meet the young Albinauric Latenna, then please, give it to her. A chosen land awaits us Albinaurics. The medallion is the key that leads to the city. It’s only a quaint treasure, for we who cannot make the journey. But for dear Latenna, it is needed. To fulfill her purpose.
Edgar (the Revenger), the warden of Castle Morne, whose daughter (Irina) was killed in the Weeping Peninsula attacked me

…Ahh the poor fellow… Gone perfectly mad. Love… Revenge….the frenzied flame melts it all away…
Latenna, located outside Lakeside Crystal Cave, near the Slumbering Wolf's Shack offered to follow me in her effort to collect the Haligtree Secret Medallion halves.
- I gave her the medallion provided by Albus, which earned her trust.
  
  Would you consider doing me a great service? I must go back. There is something that I must do, even if I must say farewell to my wolf, Lobo. Will you show me the way? To the land of Miquella’s Haligtree. They say the other half of the medallion is beyond the forbidden lands north of the Erdtree. In Castle Sol, on the Mountaintops of the Giants, accessible by the Grand Lift of Rold.
- I can call on her spirit, as needed.
Diallos, near Academy Gate Town was grieving over the body of his servant, Lanya

Hello, friend. Tell me if you know, would you. The whereabouts of the hidden house of those despicable fiends. The recusants who hunt their fellow Tarnished. “The tale of House Hoslow is told in blood.” I, Diallos, swear to deliver the message. The location of the recusant hideout. It’s on Mt. Gelmir, found off the old road that leads west from the town of windmills. That’s where they hide. The manor on the peak.
- He seems to be referring to Rya and Lady Tanith of Volcano Manor
Glintstone Dragon Smarag was defeated, dropping a dragon heart for use at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion
The Four Belfries are waygates to other locations in the game, unlocked with Imbued Sword Keys

Other

Shitlist

Crucible Knight at Stormhill Evergaol
Bell Bearing Hunter, who appears in Warmaster's Shack at night
Deathbird, found at night near the Scenic Isle of Liurnia of the Lakes

Questlines

Take Latenna to Miquella’s Haligtree in Castle Sol, on the Mountaintops of the Giants, accessible by the Grand Lift of Rold
Find the location described by the Knifeprint Clue, given by Fia
Obtain Gold Sewing Needle that allows Boc to alter certain armor pieces

Miscellaneous

Find out what the Golden Order is…

Great Elden Ring, root of the Golden Order
Use a Rune Arc to equip a Great Rune and boost my stats until death
Use Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot to boost rune collection
Increase Dexterity to 24 in order to use Knightrider Flail
Collect Stonesword Keys
- (2) for the room in the basement of Roundtable Hold
- (1) for Weeping Evergaol in Weeping Peninsula

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