Elden Ring 100% Walkthrough Checklist

A step-by-step Elden Ring walkthrough checklist, area by area: every item, boss, NPC event and missable, DLC included.

Limgrave: The First Step to Agheel Lake

Light The First Step grace just outside the Stranded Graveyard exit.
Speak with White Mask Varré on the hill beside the grace and keep talking until he has nothing new to add.
Pick up the Small Golden Effigy lying by the Martyr Effigy summoning statue close to Varré.
Make your way north, avoiding the patrolling Tree Sentinel if you like, and light the Church of Elleh grace.
Meet Merchant Kalé inside the ruined church and buy the Crafting Kit from him; you will need it for crafting later.
Ride towards the north-east until you reach the Gatefront Ruins, then light the Gatefront grace in the middle of the camp tents.
Read the stele at the edge of the ruins to obtain Map: Limgrave, West.
Take the stairway down in the middle of the Gatefront Ruins and open the chest for the Whetstone Knife and Ash of War: Storm Stomp.
Continue east past the ruins to light the Agheel Lake North grace.
Rest at a grace until Melina appears, accept her accord to receive the Spectral Steed Whistle, and listen until she repeats herself.
East of the grace, a lonely shrub mutters at you; strike it to break the illusion and free Boc the Seamster.
Talk to Boc until his lines start looping.

Stormhill: Saintsbridge and Summonwater Village

North of Agheel Lake, ride a Spiritspring up to the clifftops above Saintsbridge, where Iron Fist Alexander is wedged in a hole.
Hit or roll into Alexander until he pops free, then chat with him for the Triumphant Delight gesture and some Exalted Flesh.
Drop down below the cliffs and light the Saintsbridge grace.
Cross the bridge eastward and find D, Hunter of the Dead among the graves; hear him out until he repeats himself.
Follow the road east and light the Summonwater Village Outskirts grace.
Enter Summonwater Village and defeat the Tibia Mariner for a Deathroot and the Skeletal Militiaman Ashes.
Speak with D again, now standing in the village; he tells you where the Bestial Sanctum waygate is.

Limgrave: Third Church of Marika and Fort Haight

Clamber down the cliffs southward; Kenneth Haight is calling out from atop a ruin. Promise to help him and listen until he repeats.
Ride a short way east and light the Third Church of Marika grace.
Collect the Flask of Wondrous Physick together with the Crimson Crystal Tear at the church.
Inside the church walls, pick up the Sacred Tear.
Rest here and talk to Melina until she has nothing new to say.
Follow the road south to the stele by the roadside and take Map: Limgrave, East.
Make a side trip south-west to the Mistwood Ruins and listen out for a wolf's howl; it is Blaidd, who stays out of sight for the moment.
Return to the road and head south-east to light the Fort Haight West grace.
Harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling in front of Fort Haight.
Ascend to the highest rampart of Fort Haight and kill the Godrick Knight for Ash of War: Bloody Slash.
Scale the ladder in the adjoining tower and open the chest for the Dectus Medallion (Left).

Limgrave: Renna and the Coastal Cave

Return to the Church of Elleh at night, passing time at the grace if needed, and find Renna standing by the church wall.
Talk to Renna until she repeats; she gives you the Spirit Calling Bell and the Lone Wolf Ashes.
Ask Kalé about the howling you heard in Mistwood; he teaches you the Finger Snap gesture. Keep talking until he loops.
Ride south-west from the church, descend to the beach and light the grace just inside the Coastal Cave.
Boc has moved into the cave; speak with him until his lines repeat.
Before the fog gate at the end of the cave, use the summon sign of Old Knight Istvan.
Beat the two Demi-Human Chiefs to obtain the Sewing Needle and Tailoring Tools.
Leave through the far side of the arena and light the Church of Dragon Communion grace.
Go back to Boc, hand over the Sewing Needle and keep talking until he runs out of things to say.

Limgrave: Seaside Ruins and Waypoint Ruins

From The First Step, follow the clifftops south-east and light the Seaside Ruins grace.
Bloody Finger Hunter Yura sits in the ruin next to the grace; speak with him until he repeats himself.
Ride north-west into Agheel Lake, land at least one hit on Flying Dragon Agheel, then flee without killing it.
Return to Yura for his extra lines about the dragon.
East of Yura's ruin, light the Agheel Lake South grace.
Ride north to the Waypoint Ruins and defeat Mad Pumpkin Head in the cellar.
Light the Waypoint Ruins Cellar grace behind the boss.
Accept Sorceress Sellen's offer to teach you, which earns the Nod In Thought gesture, and chat until she repeats.

Limgrave: Murkwater River and Patches

Drop into the river west of the Waypoint Ruins and wade north under the bridge until Bloody Finger Nerijus invades.
Hold out until Yura joins the fight, then kill Nerijus for the Reduvia dagger.
Continue north to find Yura beneath another ruin and talk to him until he repeats.
Go back to where Nerijus fell, enter Murkwater Cave and light its grace.
Push through the cave to a quiet room with a single chest; reaching for it springs Patches' ambush.
Wear Patches down to about half health, then stop attacking the moment he begs; sparing him earns Grovel for Mercy.
Before talking, tap him once so he turns hostile again and let him beat you down to half health; he offers Extreme Repentance. Perform it to end the scuffle.
Now talk to Patches until his lines repeat.
Reload the area, speak to him again to open his shop, and buy Margit's Shackle and Missionary's Cookbook [2].
Reload once more; Patches now urges you to open his chest. Do it, knowing it is a trap that teleports you away.

Limgrave: Kenneth, Blaidd and Patches Follow-ups

Ride to Kenneth Haight's ruin and report that Fort Haight is clear; pledge your service when asked and take the Erdsteel Dagger he offers.
In the Mistwood Ruins, perform Finger Snap to bring Blaidd down, then speak with him until he has nothing new to say.
Climb back to the top rampart of Fort Haight, where Kenneth now waits, and talk to him again.
Return to Patches in Murkwater Cave and speak with him for the Calm Down! gesture; he only offers it if you have not yet set foot in Liurnia.

Stormhill: Deathtouched Catacombs to Castleward Tunnel

From the Saintsbridge grace, ride west until the Deathtouched Catacombs open in the cliff wall to the north; go in and light the grace.
Work through the catacombs and defeat the Black Knife Assassin for the Assassin's Crimson Dagger.
Open the chest in the boss room to claim a second Deathroot.
Follow the road west and light the Warmaster's Shack grace.
Knight Bernahl waits in the shack and sells Ashes of War; speak with him until he repeats himself.
Ride north along the road until Recusant Henricus invades, and defeat him for the Hammer Talisman.
Head west along the road to the Stormhill Shack and light its grace.
Sit at the Stormhill Shack grace and listen to Melina until she repeats herself.
Talk to Roderika inside the shack until she runs dry; she gives you the Spirit Jellyfish Ashes and the Sitting Sideways gesture.
Just south of the shack, take the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Wander north into the woods to a broken bridge, where a Finger Reader crone sits, and speak with her.
Back on the road, continue west and light the Castleward Tunnel grace.
Rest at Castleward Tunnel and talk to Melina until she has nothing new.

Limgrave: Forlorn Hound Evergaol and Flying Dragon Agheel

From the Agheel Lake South grace, climb the slope to the south and enter the Forlorn Hound Evergaol.
Inside, use Blaidd's summon sign so he gets his lines in the fight.
Defeat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil inside the evergaol to win Bloodhound's Fang.
Find Blaidd outside the evergaol and listen until he starts repeating.
Back at Agheel Lake, call in Yura with his summon sign near the lake.
Kill Flying Dragon Agheel for its Dragon Heart.
Talk to Yura afterwards until he has nothing left to say.
Limgrave is now safe to clear at your own pace. If a trap chest teleports you away, light only the grace nearest your landing spot.
Leave the Bestial Sanctum waygate near the Third Church of Marika alone for now; this route visits it after Stormveil.

Weeping Peninsula: Bridge of Sacrifice to Church of Pilgrimage

Leave Agheel Lake South on the south-eastern road, cross the Bridge of Sacrifice and light the grace waiting at its far end.
Irina sits beside the road nearby; talk to her until she repeats to receive Irina's Letter. Leave her unharmed.
Take the road south to light the Castle Morne Rampart grace.
Ride north-west up the road until you reach the South of the Lookout Tower grace.
Over the western bridge, a road climbs north to the Church of Pilgrimage; light the grace inside.
Pick up the Sacred Tear inside the Church of Pilgrimage.
Rest and talk to Melina here until she repeats herself.

Weeping Peninsula: Castle Morne and Edgar

Return to the Castle Morne Rampart grace and ride south to the stele holding Map: Weeping Peninsula.
Harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling beside the stele.
Continue south to Castle Morne and light the Castle Morne Lift grace.
Ride the lift up, slip around the kneeling worshippers on the right, cut through the room beyond and climb both ladders.
Cross to the far side and drop left onto the lower wall, run over the bridge and drop left again.
Dash past the enemies to the tower; Castellan Edgar stands at its very top.
Hand Edgar Irina's Letter and talk until he repeats; he also gives you a Sacrificial Twig.
Return past the enemies; where the path runs out, hop over the left-hand wall to light the Behind the Castle grace.
Work your way down to the bottom of the castle and use Edgar's summon sign outside the boss fog.
Defeat Leonine Misbegotten to earn the legendary Grafted Blade Greatsword.
Light the Morne Moangrave grace that appears after the fight.
Climb back to Edgar's tower and tell him the beast is dead; listen until he repeats.
Ride back to the spot near the Bridge of Sacrifice where Irina sat and speak with Edgar there.
Edgar's scene is done, so the rest of the Weeping Peninsula can now be explored freely.

Stormhill: Margit, the Fell Omen

From the Castleward Tunnel grace, activate Sorcerer Rogier's summon sign by the boss fog.
Defeat Margit, the Fell Omen to win the Talisman Pouch.
Light the Margit, the Fell Omen grace beyond the arena.
Rest there and accept when Melina offers to take you to the Roundtable Hold.

Roundtable Hold: First Visit

Talk to Brother Corhyn until he repeats; he teaches you the Prayer gesture.
Hear out Sir Gideon Ofnir and his barbed remarks.
Speak with D, Hunter of the Dead until he has nothing new.
Talk to Diallos, who is searching for his servant Lanya, until he repeats.
Chat with Smithing Master Hewg at his anvil until his lines loop.
Accept Fia's embrace and talk to her until she repeats; her blessing lowers your maximum HP until you use it.
Interact with Ensha of the Royal Remains in his dark corner to pick up the What Do You Want? gesture; it is gone once he turns hostile.
Jump down from the balcony to the area below; Mad Tongue Alberich invades. Let him finish his Reverential Bow before you attack, then kill him.

Stormveil Castle: Gostoc and the Cliffside Path

Leave Margit's arena and climb the slope toward the castle walls to light the Stormveil Main Gate grace.
Gatekeeper Gostoc waits in the building beside the gate; agree to his advice the first time he speaks.
Speak with him again, turn the advice down this time, and walk to the gate so he opens it.
Ignore the open gate and take the side path Gostoc first suggested to light the Stormveil Cliffside grace.
Head up the stairs into the building at their top, walk through its second doorway, then turn around.
Walk back toward the Stormveil Cliffside grace without resting; Gostoc now lurks on the ledge above it, so talk to him.
Return to Gostoc beside the main gate, where his shop is now open.
Go back up the steps and press on to the Rampart Tower grace.
Reach the chapel below, either through the north-west door past the birds and down onto the church roof, or by jumping from a balcony on the right.
Follow the path north-west into the chapel and speak with Sorcerer Rogier until he repeats; he also sells Ashes of War.
Head south-east into the building overlooking a Grafted Scion, circle to the right and drop beneath the hanging giant's corpse to pick up the Chrysalids' Memento.
Leave by the nearby door, enter the doorway on your left and ride the lift up to open a shortcut to Rampart Tower.

Stormhill: Chrysalids' Memento for Roderika

Travel to the Stormhill Shack, give Roderika the Chrysalids' Memento and stay until she has nothing new to say.

Stormveil Castle: Liftside Chamber to Godrick

From Rampart Tower, ride the lift back down and slip past the Grafted Scion to the doorway on the far left.
Outside, turn left and follow the wall north past the enemies; a doorway on your left holds the Prophecy Painting.
Back outside, turn left and climb the stairs to the Liftside Chamber grace.
Pull the lever, ride the lift up, and collect the two Cracked Pots beside the Living Jars along the path.
Follow the path to its end and light the Secluded Cell grace.
South-east of the grace, harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Find Nepheli Loux in the nearby building and talk to her until she repeats.
Back at Secluded Cell, use Nepheli's summon sign by the boss fog.
Defeat Godrick the Grafted for Godrick's Great Rune and the Remembrance of the Grafted.
Light the Godrick the Grafted grace in the arena.
Gostoc has wandered into the arena; talk to him until he loops.
Pass through the throne room and look beneath it, near a spectral figure, for a Shabriri Grape; Hyetta will want it in Liurnia.

Stormveil Castle: Rogier's Hidden Path

Ride the Liftside Chamber lift up again, but stay high this time and cross the wooden bridge onto the stone ledge.
Edge right along the wall and leap across to the balcony to find the hidden path.
Follow the hidden path to Rogier's message; the door just past it opens a shortcut back to Liftside Chamber.
Descend into the castle depths, either by continuing down this path or by leaving Liftside Chamber through the south door, turning right and dropping from ledge to ledge.
Beyond the rats at the bottom, kill the Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit; it drops a Golden Seed and must die before you can go on.
Pick up the Prince of Death's Pustule talisman past the tree spirit.
Touch Rogier's bloodstain beside it to watch what befell him.

Dragonbarrow: Gurranq at the Bestial Sanctum

At the Third Church of Marika, wade into the water north of the church and use the waygate there to reach the Bestial Sanctum.
Step inside the sanctum and light the Bestial Sanctum grace.
Give Gurranq, Beast Clergyman your first Deathroot; he rewards you with the Clawmark Seal and a Beast Eye.
Hand over the second Deathroot for the Bestial Sling incantation.

Limgrave: Varré After Godrick

Return to The First Step and speak with Varré until he repeats himself.

Roundtable Hold: The Two Fingers and New Arrivals

Talk to Finger Reader Enia until she repeats herself.
Go through to the Two Fingers behind Enia and listen to them; you receive the Rapture gesture.
Nepheli Loux now stands in the hold; talk to her for the Arsenal Charm.
Hear out Sir Gideon Ofnir again; he has more to say now.
Speak with D, Hunter of the Dead until he runs out of new lines.
Sorcerer Rogier has arrived; talk to him for Rogier's Rapier and tell him what you saw beneath Stormveil.
Keep speaking with Roderika and she eventually hands over a Golden Seed.
Chat with Smithing Master Hewg, then go back and forth between him and Roderika until neither has anything new.
Accept Fia's embrace and talk in secret until she hands you the Knifeprint Clue.

Limgrave: Varré's Farewell Message

Go back to The First Step; Varré has left, and reading the message in his place teaches you the Bravo! gesture.

Liurnia: Lake-Facing Cliffs to the Purified Ruins

Pass through Godrick's throne room and out onto the cliffs to light the Lake-Facing Cliffs grace.
Hyetta appears near the grace (rest if she is missing); give her the Shabriri Grape and listen until she repeats. She teaches the As You Wish gesture.
Boc has set up here as well; talk to him until he loops. He can now alter your armor.
Enter the Church of Irith and collect the Sacred Tear.
Speak with Thops inside the church until his lines repeat.
Descend the north-western slope to the water and light the Liurnia Lake Shore grace; a Nomadic Merchant close by sells a Lantern if you need one.
Ride north along the shore to the stele with Map: Liurnia, East.
Keep going north to the shore by the Purified Ruins, where Hyetta waits again; talk until she repeats.
In the Purified Ruins, roll over the wooden boards to expose a hidden stairway and take the Shabriri Grape at the bottom.
Bring the grape to Hyetta and hear her out.
Climb the slope to the north-east and light the Liurnia Highway North grace.
Back down the slope, enter the small ruin with a waygate and use it to reach the South Raya Lucaria Gate grace.
Loot the Meeting Place Map from the corpse at the gate; it hints at where the Academy Glintstone Key is hidden.

Liurnia: Scenic Isle, Rya and the Boilprawn Shack

Back at Liurnia Highway North, descend to the south-western shore; the islet beside the giant telescope holds the Scenic Isle grace.
Patches has moved here; talk to him until he repeats himself.
In the pavilion east by the telescope, meet Rya and hear about her stolen necklace.
Ride north-west to the Boilprawn Shack and light its grace.
Buy Rya's Necklace from Blackguard Big Boggart for 1,000 runes.
Also buy at least one Boiled Prawn from Boggart for the Spread Out gesture, then talk until he loops.
Return the necklace to Rya and talk to her until she repeats.

Liurnia: Academy Gate Town and the Rose Church

Ride north to the Academy Gate Town and light its grace.
Read the stele in the town to collect Map: Liurnia, North.
North-west of the Academy Gate Town grace, harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Find Diallos in the town north of the grace and talk to him until he repeats.
Ride south-west across the shallows and light the Fallen Ruins of the Lake grace.
Cross west to the Rose Church and speak with Varré; he hands you Festering Bloody Fingers.
Invade other players three times; leaving right after you arrive still counts. Playing offline, the invasion sign at the Writheblood Ruins in Altus works too.
Report back to Varré for the pure white Lord of Blood's Favor.

Liurnia: Temple Quarter and the Four Belfries

Head north-west to light the Temple Quarter grace.
North of the grace, sneak past or slay Glintstone Dragon Smarag and loot the Academy Glintstone Key from the corpse it guards.
Turn back south-west to the shore, where a ghost points you along a trail of bodies; follow it uphill to the Revenger's Shack.
Light the Revenger's Shack grace and stay nearby until Edgar the Revenger invades.
Defeat Edgar for a Shabriri Grape and his Banished Knight's Halberd.
Take the road heading north from the shack up to the Foot of the Four Belfries grace.
Follow the road east up to the summit and light The Four Belfries grace.
Take the Imbued Sword Key from the top of the belfries.

Limgrave: Return to the Chapel of Anticipation

At the belfry to the east whose waygate is marked Anticipation, insert the Imbued Sword Key and step through.
Defeat the Grafted Scion waiting there for the Ornamental Straight Sword and Golden Beast Crest Shield.
Make your way back to the chapel where the game began; past the door that now stands open, pick up The Stormhawk King.
Inside the chapel, use Varré's cloth on the dead maiden so the Lord of Blood's Favor soaks up her blood.

Liurnia: Varré's Medal and the Village of the Albinaurics

Warp to the Fallen Ruins of the Lake, cross over to Varré at the Rose Church and hand him the bloodied cloth; he rewards you with the Pureblood Knight's Medal.
From the Fallen Ruins of the Lake, the Folly on the Lake grace lies a short ride away to the south-west; light it.
Head south-west beneath the cliffs and follow the trail to Nepheli Loux; talk until she repeats.
Continue uphill and rest at the Village of the Albinaurics grace.
Look around the village for a huge pot that mumbles to itself and strike or roll into it to uncover Albus.
Talk to Albus until he falls silent; he gives you the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right).
Summon Nepheli at her sign and defeat the Omenkiller for the Crucible Knot Talisman.

Liurnia: Lakeside Crystal Cave and Latenna

From the Scenic Isle grace, ride south to the Lakeside Crystal Cave and light its grace.
Kill the Bloodhound Knight at the cave's far end to receive the Cerulean Amber Medallion.
Leave through the back exit and light the Slumbering Wolf's Shack grace.
Talk to Latenna the Albinauric with the medallion half in your pocket; she joins you as the Latenna the Albinauric spirit ash.

Liurnia: Gate Town Bridge, Hyetta and Jarburg

Ride the highway north from Liurnia Highway North until you reach the Gate Town Bridge grace.
Give Hyetta Edgar's Shabriri Grape and talk to her until she repeats.
Rest at the grace to reload, then speak with Hyetta once more.
Ride a Spiritspring to the east up onto the clifftop and use D, Hunter of the Dead's summon sign.
Bring D along northward and slay the Tibia Mariner, which drops another Deathroot (your third) and the Skeletal Bandit Ashes.
Return south-east to the cliff edge and hop down the stone ledges jutting from the rock face to light the Jarburg grace.
Jar-Bairn sits on a porch beside the grace; talk to him until he repeats.

Academy of Raya Lucaria: Main Gate to Rennala

Travel to the South Raya Lucaria Gate grace, break the seal with the Academy Glintstone Key and light the Main Academy Gate grace beyond it.
On the ruined bridge north of the Main Academy Gate, harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Walk around the seal to the north without touching it and use the red summon sign on the bridge to help Yura hunt the Bloody Finger Ravenmount Assassin.
Back in your world, talk to Yura nearby until he repeats; the fight also earns Ash of War: Raptor of the Mists.
From the Main Academy Gate, ride the lift up into Raya Lucaria.
Fight or slip past the enemies to enter the church, then take two left turns to reach the Church of the Cuckoo grace.
Head down the corridor into the graveyard and ride the turning wheel to its highest point for the Schoolhouse Classroom grace.
Go right into the hallway, climb every flight of stairs and defeat Red Wolf of Radagon at the corridor's end for a Memory Stone.
Light the Debate Parlor grace that appears once the Red Wolf falls.
In the courtyard, take the stairs on the left; the Glintstone Whetblade rests on the balcony of the room at the top.
Jump the fence past that room onto the rooftops; opening the nearby door gives a handy shortcut.
Search the rooftops for the Imbued Sword Key lying along the way.
Navigate the rooftop maze into the Church of the Cuckoo, drop onto the chandelier and loot the second Academy Glintstone Key, which Thops needs.
In the large courtyard watched by an Abductor Virgin, take the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
From Debate Parlor, climb onto an archway on the right of the courtyard to reach the slope where a metal ball rolls down.
Hop the fence, dodge the ball and defeat Moongrum, Carian Knight for the Carian Knight's Shield.
Ride the lift up and defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon for the Great Rune of the Unborn and the Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen.
Light the Raya Lucaria Grand Library grace inside Rennala's chamber.

Liurnia: Church of Vows and Black Knife Catacombs

From the Grand Library, ride the lift down and enter the building before the metal ball; its northern waygate leads to the Church of Vows grace.
Talk to Miriel, Pastor of Vows until he has nothing new to say.
Open the chest nearby for the Gold Sewing Needle and the Golden Tailoring Tools.
Ride north-east and light the Ruined Labyrinth grace.
Follow the road east to where it ends, enter the Black Knife Catacombs and light the grace.
In the room of falling blades, ride one of the blades up to a ledge and follow the hidden path to an illusory wall; roll into it to dispel it.
Use D, Hunter of the Dead's summon sign and defeat the Black Knife Assassin for the Black Knifeprint and Assassin's Cerulean Dagger.
Finish the main route and defeat the Cemetery Shade for the Twinsage Sorcerer Ashes.
Open the chest in the boss room for your fourth Deathroot.

Roundtable Hold: Ensha and the Black Knifeprint

As you arrive, Ensha attacks; kill him and collect his Royal Remains set and Clinging Bone where he used to stand.
Speak with Sir Gideon Ofnir until his lines loop.
Find Nepheli Loux downstairs past the forge and talk until she repeats.
Talk to Smithing Master Hewg until he runs dry.
Talk to Roderika until she has nothing new.
Speak with Brother Corhyn until he repeats his latest news.
Talk to Diallos about his search until his lines start looping.
Talk to Finger Reader Enia until she repeats herself.
Accept Fia's embrace and ask about the Black Knifeprint until she has nothing new.
Show Rogier the Black Knifeprint and talk until he repeats.
Reload the hold and speak with Rogier once more.

Liurnia: Road to Caria Manor

Ride north-west out of Academy Gate Town to a pavilion with a waygate; it sets you down by the Northern Liurnia Lake Shore grace.
Just north-east of that grace, collect Map: Liurnia, West from its stele.
Press on north-east, strike the illusory wall in your way and light the Road to the Manor grace.
Iji, the giant smith beside the grace, has plenty to say; talk until he repeats.

Caria Manor: Royal Knight Loretta and Ranni's Rise

Ride north-east to the Main Caria Manor Gate grace.
Hurry through the manor grounds to the Manor Lower Level grace.
Cross the bridges and ride the lift up to the Manor Upper Level grace.
On the way toward the boss, take the Golden Seed from the golden sapling past the Manor Upper Level grace.
Run past the enemies and defeat Royal Knight Loretta for Loretta's Greatbow and Ash of War: Loretta's Slash.
Light the Royal Moongazing Grounds grace beyond her arena.
Head outside and west, slipping past or fighting Glintstone Dragon Adula, and light the Ranni's Rise grace.
Climb the tower to Ranni and speak with her; she turns you away for now.

Roundtable Hold: Rogier's Advice on Ranni

Tell Rogier about the witch in the tower and listen to his advice until he repeats.

Caria Manor: Joining Ranni

Return to Ranni at the top of her tower and agree to serve her.
Go downstairs in the tower and speak with Blaidd's spirit.
Speak with Iji's spirit in the tower as well.
Talk to the spirit of Sorcerer Seluvis until he repeats.
Climb back up and talk to Ranni once more.

Roundtable Hold: Rogier After Ranni

Tell Rogier you have joined Ranni and talk until he repeats.
Reload the hold and speak with Rogier again.

Caelid: Gael Tunnel and Rotview Balcony

Starting at the Summonwater Village Outskirts grace, head east to the cliff edge and climb down to a cave entrance.
Step inside and light the Rear Gael Tunnel Entrance grace.
Iron Fist Alexander is resting by the grace; talk to him.
Climb back out and take the north-eastern road to the Smoldering Church, where Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater invades; kill her for the Sacred Scorpion Charm.
Keep following the road into Caelid and light the Rotview Balcony grace.
South of Rotview Balcony, trace the cliff edge to the Gael Tunnel entrance, then drop inside to light the Gael Tunnel grace.
Battle through Gael Tunnel all the way to its far end; its Magma Wyrm guards the Moonveil katana.
Open the door at the end and speak with Alexander on the other side until he repeats.

Caelid: Swamp of Aeonia and Sellia

From Rotview Balcony, ride the eastern road to the Caelem Ruins grace.
Take the road south to light the Smoldering Wall grace.
Have a word with the Finger Reader crone close to the grace.
Ride into the scarlet swamp to the south-east; Millicent invades, so defeat her.
Skirt round to the swamp's north-eastern edge and light the Inner Aeonia grace.
Push further north-east to the Sellia Under-Stair grace.
Climb into Sellia and head south to Gowry's Shack; kill the dog prowling around it first so it cannot disrupt the quest.
Talk to Gowry in his shack until he repeats; he teaches you the Desperate Prayer gesture.
Back at Inner Aeonia, use the summon sign of Polyanna, Adopted Daughter found near the grace.
Head south into the south-east of the swamp and defeat Commander O'Neil for the Unalloyed Gold Needle and Commander's Standard.
Give Gowry the needle, then reload and talk to him again; he returns it and asks you to help Millicent.
Light the braziers on top of Sellia's buildings to lift the magic seal.
By the barrier on the way to the backstreets, take the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Go through the opened barrier north of town and light the Sellia Backstreets grace.
Leave the backstreets on the road that bends north-east and then south, and light the Church of the Plague grace.
Inside the Church of the Plague, pick up the Sacred Tear.
Give Millicent the Unalloyed Gold Needle and talk to her until she repeats.
Reload and speak with Millicent again for the Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom.
Back at Gowry's Shack, talk to Gowry, and to Millicent if she is there, until both repeat.
Reload and speak with Gowry once more; he now sells sorceries.
Ride south to the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank grace.
On the road leading to the Impassable Greatbridge, harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
The road carries on south-east to a broken bridge; light the Impassable Greatbridge grace there so you can return for the festival.
Caelid and Greyoll's Dragonbarrow can now be explored freely.

Siofra River: Blaidd Below the Well

South of the Third Church of Marika, ride the Siofra River Well lift down and light the Siofra River Well Depths grace.
Cross the area and take the next lift to the Siofra River Bank grace.
Find Blaidd near the cliffs to the east and talk to him until he repeats.

Liurnia: Thops's Second Key

At the Church of Irith, talk to Thops until he repeats, then hand him the second Academy Glintstone Key; he teaches the Erudition gesture.

Academy of Raya Lucaria: Thops's Fate

Travel to the Schoolhouse Classroom grace; Thops's body lies just outside, around the corner. Loot it for Thops's Barrier.

Caria Manor: Seluvis and Pidia

From Ranni's Rise, go south to Seluvis's Rise and talk to Seluvis until he repeats; he gives you Seluvis's Introduction and Seluvis's Potion.
Leave the rise, walk east to the cliff edge and drop onto the manor rampart below, then follow it into a building.
Above the Manor Lower Level grace, meet Pidia, Carian Servant and talk until he loops.

Limgrave: Seluvis's Letter for Sellen

Travel to the Waypoint Ruins Cellar, show Sellen Seluvis's Introduction and talk until she repeats herself.

Siofra River: Blaidd and the Nomadic Merchant

Go back to Blaidd at the Siofra River Bank and relay what Sellen told you.
Head north into the ruins, climb the staircase onto the wooden walkway and follow it north-west to a Nomadic Merchant; buy Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [17].

Caelid: The Radahn Festival at Redmane Castle

Warp to the Impassable Greatbridge, step onto the waygate beside it and fight through Redmane Castle until you reach the Chamber Outside the Plaza grace.
In the plaza, speak with Finger Maiden Therolina for the Polite Bow gesture before Radahn dies.
Talk to Alexander in the plaza until he repeats.
Talk to Blaidd in the plaza until he repeats.
Speak with Witch-Hunter Jerren to open the festival fight; he teaches the Heartening Cry gesture.
Pass through the church and ride the lift down to the waygate that leads to Radahn's battlefield.
Summon every ally you can and defeat Starscourge Radahn for Radahn's Great Rune and the Remembrance of the Starscourge.
Light the Starscourge Radahn grace on the battlefield.
Talk to Blaidd beside the crater until he has nothing new.
Talk to Alexander on the battlefield until he repeats.
Return to the Chamber Outside the Plaza grace and speak with Jerren in the plaza church until he loops.

Roundtable Hold: Radahn's Armor from Enia

Buy Radahn's Lion Armor from Finger Reader Enia for 12,000 runes; Boc needs you to own an alterable demigod piece before he will take the Gold Sewing Needle.

Liurnia: Bellum Highway and the Grand Lift of Dectus

From the Liurnia Highway North grace, ride north to the cliffs above the Carian Study Hall, where Alexander is stuck once more.
Craft an Oil Pot from the recipe in Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [17].
Throw the Oil Pot at Alexander to slip him free, then talk to him until he repeats.
Teleport to Main Academy Gate and open the north-eastern seal with your key, which leads to the East Raya Lucaria Gate grace.
Rest and talk to Melina here until she has nothing new.
Hand Boc the Gold Sewing Needle and listen until he repeats.
Speak with the Finger Reader crone close to the grace.
Ride north-east to the Grand Lift of Dectus and light its grace.
Rest and talk to Melina again until she repeats.
Ride south around the cliffs. The tower above the Frenzied Flame Village casts a madness gaze; climb it and kill its keepers, or gallop past.
Head up the slope north of the village; Festering Fingerprint Vyke invades. Defeat him for the Fingerprint Grape and Vyke's War Spear.
Light the Church of Inhibition grace just beyond the slope.
Pick up the Sacred Tear inside the Church of Inhibition.
From the East Raya Lucaria Gate grace, ride north to light the Bellum Church grace.
Collect the Sacred Tear lying inside Bellum Church itself.
Give Hyetta, waiting near the church, the Fingerprint Grape and talk until she repeats.

Liurnia: Ruin-Strewn Precipice and Magma Wyrm Makar

Head down the slope north and north-east of Bellum Church and follow the river to its end for a Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Light the Ravine-Veiled Village grace next to the river.
Climb the ladder, pass through the cave to the lift and keep climbing until you emerge at the Ruin-Strewn Precipice grace.
Ride the nearby lift, scale three ladders in a row, then take one more lift to the Ruin-Strewn Precipice Overlook grace.
At the boss fog, summon Great Horned Tragoth (this earns the Casual Greeting gesture) plus Millicent or Blackguard Big Boggart.
Defeat Magma Wyrm Makar for the Magma Wyrm's Scalesword and a Dragon Heart.
Light the Magma Wyrm Makar grace in the arena afterwards.

Altus Plateau: Abandoned Coffin to Wyndham Ruins

Ride the lift past Makar's arena up to the Abandoned Coffin grace.
Head north-east past (or through) Ancient Dragon Lansseax and light the Erdtree-Gazing Hill grace.
Just east of the grace, harvest the Golden Seed from the golden sapling.
Find Millicent close to the grace and talk to her until she repeats.
Climb the slope north into the Wyndham Ruins and kill the Tibia Mariner for your fifth Deathroot and the Tibia's Summons sorcery.

Mt. Gelmir: Bridge of Iniquity to Seethewater Terminus

Descend the slope east of Erdtree-Gazing Hill, ride north hugging the cliffs on your right, and take two Spiritsprings up; cross the bridge to light the Bridge of Iniquity grace.
Head north-west along the gorge past the Iron Virgins; at the far end, by the Corpse-Stench Shack, Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater invades. Kill her for the Butchering Knife.
Head back, keeping to the cliffs on the south side until you spot a ladder; climb it to the First Mt. Gelmir Campsite grace.
Follow the rainbow stones south from the glowing message west of the grace and peer over the last edge to find Patches; skip Volcano Manor until then.
Follow the path west to the Seethewater Terminus grace.
Optionally, head south-west and slay the Magma Wyrm there for a Dragon Heart.
Alexander is bathing in the lava near the cliffside; talk to him from a safe spot until he repeats. He gives you the Jar helm.

Mt. Gelmir: Hermit Village and Gelmir Hero's Grave

Travel south-east, then east, to light the Craftsman's Shack grace.
Keep heading east and search the houses on your left for Prattling Pate "You're Beautiful"; Boc's happy ending depends on it.
Defeat or dodge Demi-Human Queen Maggie further on; she drops a Memory Stone.
Light the Primeval Sorcerer Azur grace past the queen.
Interact with Primeval Sorcerer Azur sitting by the cliffs to obtain the legendary sorcery Comet Azur.
Cross the stone bridge nearby, enter the building and ride the lift down to the Gelmir Hero's Grave grace.
Descend the slope, ducking into the side openings when the chariot rolls past; to escape the first chariot, turn into the doorway on the left.
Slip past the enemies and the fire-breathing imp statue; hitting the statue shuts it off.
Run down the next slope, sheltering from the second chariot until you reach the bridge, then drop off its side onto the ledge below.
Follow the ledge through a doorway past a Bloodhound Knight, climb the ladder and hop out of the window onto the wooden rafters; walk to their centre.
Wait for the second chariot to slow beneath you and drop onto its empty seat; if you miss, the nearby ledge lets you try again.
Ride it to the bottom, jump off behind it as it turns back uphill, climb the ladder and open the door.
Take the stairs down and defeat the Red Wolf of the Champion for the Bloodhound Knight Floh Ashes.
Open the chest in the boss room for your sixth Deathroot.

Volcano Manor: Joining the Recusants

Return to the Erdtree-Gazing Hill grace, find Rya nearby and accept her invitation; she brings you to Volcano Manor.
Light the Volcano Manor grace inside the manor's entrance hall.
Speak with Lady Tanith and join the manor; she hands you the Drawing-Room Key.
Open the doors along the hallway to find Rya, and talk until she repeats.
Talk to Knight Bernahl in the manor until he repeats.
Pick up the Letter from Volcano Manor off the table in the drawing room.
Speak with Diallos, who has also joined, until he loops.
Return to Tanith and talk to her again until she repeats.
Go upstairs, where Inquisitor Ghiza invades; kill him for Ghiza's Wheel.
Return downstairs to rest, then chat with Patches near the exit until his lines loop.

Stormhill and Limgrave: Istvan and the Sealbreaker

Ride north from the Warmaster's Shack to the red sign under the Divine Bridge and invade Old Knight Istvan, the first contract; he drops the Scaled Set.
Go to Sellen's spirit at the Waypoint Ruins and keep conversing until she hands over the Sellian Sealbreaker, which opens Master Lusat's prison.

Caelid: Lusat's Prison and Fort Faroth

From the Church of the Plague grace, ride north-east to the graveyard's giant tombstone and strike the rock wall behind it to expose the Sellia Hideaway grace.
Descend to the bottom of Sellia Hideaway, break the seal with the Sellian Sealbreaker and speak to Master Lusat to learn Stars of Ruin.
Just west of the hideaway entrance, ride the spiritspring up the cliff to unlock the Fort Faroth grace.
Inside Fort Faroth, climb the ladder past the bats to claim the Dectus Medallion (Right) at the top.

Weeping Peninsula: Sellen's True Body

Report back to Sellen at the Waypoint Ruins; with Lusat found, she asks you to meet her in person.
Warp to the Church of Pilgrimage and ride south-west until you reach the Fourth Church of Marika grace.
Enter the Witchbane Ruins just south of the church and talk to Sellen's true body to receive Sellen's Primal Glintstone.
Reload the area and listen to Witch-Hunter Jerren, who now stands in the ruins, until his lines start repeating.

Volcano Manor: Tanith's Second Contract

Back at Volcano Manor, tell Tanith that Istvan is dead and accept the Magma Shot sorcery as payment.
Patches now loiters near the entrance hall; hear his pitch and take the Letter to Patches.
Look in on Rya in her room and let her talk until she has nothing new to add.
Talk to Recusant Bernahl in the large side room until his lines loop.
A fresh Letter from Volcano Manor is waiting on the drawing-room table; pick it up.
Have a word with Diallos about the manor and his plans until he falls quiet.
Seek out the ghostly figure who haunts the manor and hear his story, resting until nightfall if he has not appeared.

Altus Plateau: Rileigh and the Shaded Castle

From the Bridge of Iniquity grace, cross the bridge and use two spiritsprings, first south and then west, to descend the cliffs.
Ride north to the red sign near the Old Altus Tunnel, invade Rileigh the Idle and defeat him for Crepus's Vial.
Further north-west, outside the Shaded Castle, beat the invader Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan for the House Marais Set.
Climb onto the castle ramparts through a gap in the west wall, walk them south to the end and take the ladder to the east.
At the top, go north to the room guarded by a Cleanrot Knight and open its chest for the Valkyrie's Prosthesis.
Return to the ladder, head east instead and hop across the rooftops to unlock the Shaded Castle Inner Gate grace for later.

Roundtable Hold: Fia's Weathered Dagger

Speak with Brother Corhyn; now that you have reached the plateau, he tells you he is setting out after Goldmask.
Let Fia hold you, then ask what she needs to receive the Weathered Dagger.
Chat with Roderika by the forge until she has nothing new to say.
Hand the Weathered Dagger to D, Hunter of the Dead and listen to his answer.
Speak with the Dung Eater's spirit in his little side room and hear him out.
Reload, then enter the newly opened room past Hewg and loot D's body for the Twinned Set and D's Bell Bearing.
Talk to Fia, who now kneels beside D's body, until she repeats herself.

Altus Plateau: Millicent, Corhyn and Yura

At the Erdtree-Gazing Hill grace, give Millicent the Valkyrie's Prosthesis and let her finish talking.
Cross the battlefield to the east until you meet the road, then touch the Altus Highway Junction grace.
Rest at the junction and spend a moment talking with Melina.
Boc the Seamster has set up beside the same grace; talk to him until he repeats himself.
Through the passage north-east of the grace, follow the cliffs to pick up the Amber Starlight that Seluvis wants.
Ride the road north from the junction to find Brother Corhyn and ask him about Goldmask.
Collect Map: Altus Plateau from the stele standing close to Corhyn.
Ride north-west to the Second Church of Marika and talk to the dying Yura; his Nagakiba is left behind once he passes.
Defeat the invader Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger for Eleonora's Poleblade and the Purifying Crystal Tear.

Limgrave and Liurnia: Freeing Blaidd

Read the message Blaidd left at the edge of the new crater in Mistwood, just west of Fort Haight.
At the Forlorn Hound Evergaol, touch the evergaol to release the trapped Blaidd and talk to him.
Travel to the Road to the Manor grace and catch up with War Counselor Iji about Blaidd.

Nokron, Eternal City: The Fingerslayer Blade

Jump into the Mistwood crater west of Fort Haight and work your way down to the Nokron, Eternal City grace.
Continue to the silver arena and defeat the Mimic Tear for a Larval Tear and the Silver Tear Mask.
After the fight, touch the Mimic Tear grace that appears in the arena.
Cross the bridge to the north-east and skirt the cliffs westward to the Ancestral Woods grace hidden in the rock.
Make your way south-west over the rooftops and pick up the Black Whetblade along the way.
Keep descending the rooftops until you reach the Night's Sacred Ground grace at the bottom.
In the building north-east of the grace, open the chest for the Fingerslayer Blade, but keep it rather than giving it to Ranni yet.
Step onto the waygate nearby to warp back up to the Ancestral Woods.
From that grace, go north-east past the altar and through the forest along the hidden path to the Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs grace.
Outside the boss gate, give D, Beholder of Death the Twinned Set and he teaches you the Inner Order gesture.
Summon D, Beholder of Death at his sign and bring down the Valiant Gargoyles.
Touch the Great Waterfall Basin grace inside the arena once the fight ends.

Altus Plateau: Goldmask and Dominula

Take the road north from the Altus Highway Junction to the bridge and touch the Forest-Spanning Greatbridge grace.
Hear out the Finger Reader crone who sits near the grace.
Goldmask stands alone on the broken far end of the bridge; reach him through the waygate and speak to him.
Go back down the road and tell Brother Corhyn where Goldmask can be found.
Reload, then return to the far end of the bridge, where Corhyn now stands beside Goldmask; talk until he repeats.
Speak to Goldmask as well while Corhyn keeps him company.
Ride east along the road from the greatbridge until the Windmill Village grace comes into view.
Fight through Dominula, Windmill Village and defeat the Godskin Apostle at its heart.
Beyond the arena, touch the Windmill Heights grace.
Find Millicent close to the grace and talk to her until she has nothing more to add.

Capital Outskirts: Margit's Disguise and the Sentinel

Leave the windmill village south-east along the road, pass through the gap in the wall and touch the Outer Wall Battleground grace.
Rest at the battleground and listen to Melina's thoughts on the capital.
Slightly south-west of the grace, a motionless commoner is Margit, the Fell Omen in disguise; defeat him for the Viridian Amber Medallion +1.
Ride south along the road and talk to the Finger Reader crone you find there.
Turning south-west from the crone brings you to the Outer Wall Phantom Tree grace.
Read the stele close to the Phantom Tree to obtain Map: Leyndell, Royal Capital.
Next, the Minor Erdtree Church grace lies along the road to the south-east.
Rest in the church and see what Melina has to say this time.
Back at the Outer Wall Battleground, call Millicent and Great Horned Tragoth from their signs and defeat the Draconic Tree Sentinel.
Cross the bridge to the south-west of the arena and touch the Capital Rampart grace.

Volcano Manor: Patches' Job and the Temple of Eiglay

Warp to the Magma Wyrm Makar grace, then take the red sign in the arena to invade Great Horned Tragoth, the target of the Letter to Patches; he drops the Bull-Goat Set.
Back at Volcano Manor, let Patches know his rival is gone.
Tanith pays out for Rileigh with the Serpentbone Blade; speak to her to claim it.
Rya has moved to a different room; find her there and listen to her.
Speak with Bernahl to accept the Letter to Bernahl, a two-target hunt he wants to share with you in Leyndell.
Take the Red Letter from the drawing-room table for the final contract.
Have another word with Tanith before heading deeper into the manor.
Reload and talk to Patches again; this time he rewards you with the Magma Whip Candlestick.
Speak to Rya once more now that she has returned to her human form.
In Rya's room, the first door on the right down the hall, roll into the back wall and take the hidden stairs to the Prison Town Church grace.
Cross the rooftops of the lava town and drop inside to touch the Guest Hall grace.
Head down to the lava, climb the stairs and ride the cage lift up, then pull the lever beside the boss gate to raise the bridge shortcut.
Go through the fog and defeat the Godskin Noble.
Touch the Temple of Eiglay grace past the arena.
Something waits on the temple altar now that the Godskin is gone: pocket the Serpent's Amnion.
Return to Rya, tell her about the hidden town and give her the Serpent's Amnion.
Reload and ask Tanith about Rya; she hands you the Tonic of Forgetfulness.
Ride the temple lift up, drop from the balcony to the lava and cross to the room where Rya kneels; talk, but don't kill her or give her the tonic.
Climb back out by the ladder, take the left-hand path into the building and go up the stairs to the Imp Statue above the entrance.
Spend two Stonesword Keys on the statue. Leave the balcony waygate alone for now, because it leads straight to Rykard.
Drop down the hanging cages in the dark room below to loot a Seedbed Curse, the Dagger Talisman and a Somber Smithing Stone [7].
Carry on through the room to open the door into the manor's entrance hall beside Patches.

Leyndell: Entering the Royal Capital

With a Seedbed Curse in hand, talk to the Dung Eater's spirit at Roundtable Hold to receive the Sewer-Gaol Key.
Enter Leyndell from the Capital Rampart grace and push along the streets until you unlock the East Capital Rampart grace.
Rest at the rampart and talk things over with Melina.
Boc appears at this grace; agree when he asks to call you his lord to earn the My Lord gesture.
When Boc frets about his looks, use Prattling Pate "You're beautiful" near him instead of handing over a Larval Tear, then talk to him again.
Past the Oracle Envoys south of the grace, go down through a building, ride its lift west and climb next door to a seated corpse with a Seedbed Curse.
Head for the centre of Leyndell and touch the Avenue Balcony grace.

Subterranean Shunning-Grounds: The Dung Eater's Cell

From the Avenue Balcony, go down the stairs, drop off the ledge on the left and climb down the nearby well to the Underground Roadside grace.
Leave the grace room, turn left and drop through the open grate, then run past the rats and plants to a ladder and climb it.
Slip past the giant hands, unlock the cell with the Sewer-Gaol Key and speak to the Loathsome Dung Eater inside.

Capital Outskirts: Boggart and the Moat Ambush

At Roundtable Hold, read the message left on the floor where the Dung Eater used to sit.
Talk to Roderika by the forge before setting out again.
From the Capital Rampart grace, ride north-east along the road, then south down to the outer moat; talk to Blackguard Big Boggart and buy some Boiled Crab.
Reload the area and speak to Boggart again, who is now badly wounded.
Wander the shallows nearby until the Loathsome Dung Eater invades, then defeat him for the Sword of Milos.
Reload if needed and loot Boggart's body for a Seedbed Curse, the Blackguard's Iron Mask and Blackguard's Bell Bearing.

Roundtable Hold: The Dung Eater's Request

Talk to the Dung Eater, back in his seat at the Hold; he now wants five Seedbed Curses brought to his real body.
Speak with Roderika once more and listen to her worries.
Give Seluvis's Potion to Gideon Ofnir to dispose of. Feeding it to the Dung Eater or Nepheli instead earns their puppet but ends their questline.

Caria Manor: Sellen's Puppet and Seluvis's Secret

In the ruins beside Ranni's Rise, find the illusory floor that hides a staircase and descend to Seluvis's puppet chamber.
Break the illusory wall at the back of the chamber and use Sellen's Primal Glintstone on the Sellen puppet behind it.
Talk to Sellen, now speaking through the puppet, until she repeats herself.
Read the note lying where the illusory wall used to be.
Confront Seluvis at Seluvis's Rise; he opens his sorcery stock and offers a puppet, so carry at least one Starlight Shard.
Pick up another Starlight Shard, reload, and ask Seluvis for more puppets to open his full puppet shop.
Buy a second puppet and talk to him again until he asks you to fetch the Amber Starlight; buy out his puppets if he doesn't.
Hand Seluvis the Amber Starlight and accept the Magic Scorpion Charm.
Talk once more to receive the Amber Draught, but never give it to Ranni, or she shuns you until you seek absolution at the Church of Vows.
Give Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade at Ranni's Rise and receive the Carian Inverted Statue in return.

Liurnia: The Inverted Study Hall

From the Church of Vows, ride south-east until you reach the Eastern Tableland grace.
Keep going east and then south to the Study Hall Entrance grace.
Place the Carian Inverted Statue on the altar outside, and a cutscene turns the Carian Study Hall upside down.
Climb through the inverted hall to the Liurnia Tower Bridge grace at the top.
Pass through the door and ride the lift up to the Divine Tower of Liurnia grace.
Climb the final stairs and take the Cursemark of Death from Ranni's abandoned body.

Roundtable Hold: Rogier's Rest and the Stormhawk King

Loot Rogier's body for Rogier's Bell Bearing, the Spellblade Set and Rogier's Letter.
Talk to Roderika about Rogier and her work at the forge.
If you haven't already, have Roderika upgrade any Spirit Ash to +4, then reload and speak to her again.
Give Nepheli Loux the Stormhawk King and hear her out until she falls silent.

Deeproot Depths: Fia and Lichdragon Fortissax

At the Great Waterfall Basin grace, lie in the nearby coffin to drift down to the Great Waterfall Crest grace.
Cross the giant roots westward to the Deeproot Depths grace beside the cliffs.
Speak with the Finger Reader crone close to the grace.
Travel north to north-west of the grace and pick up Map: Deeproot Depths from its stele.
Climb the nearby roots east and upward to the Across the Roots grace.
Continue north into the arena and defeat Fia's Champions as they arrive in waves.
Let Fia hold you and give her the Cursemark of Death.
Rest at the Prince of Death's Throne grace, which glows right next to Fia.
Reload the area and let Fia hold you one more time.
Reload once more, then interact with the sleeping Fia to step into the dream.
Inside Godwyn's dream, defeat Lichdragon Fortissax and wake back beside Fia.
Take the Mending Rune of the Death-Prince from Fia's body when you wake.
Reload and talk to D, Beholder of Death, who now stands over Fia.
Collect Fia's Set from her body while D's brother watches.
Kill D's brother or simply reload to gather the Twinned Set and the Inseparable Sword.

Caria Manor: Seluvis's End and Renna's Rise

Visit War Counselor Iji at the Road to the Manor grace and hear his latest news.
Seluvis lies dead at Seluvis's Rise; take the Preceptor's Set and Seluvis's Bell Bearing (his puppets can still be bought from the body).
Drop into Pidia's hidden room in Caria Manor from the Three Sisters cliff and loot his body for Pidia's Bell Bearing and Dolores the Sleeping Arrow Puppet.
North-east of Ranni's Rise, enter the now-open Renna's Rise and take the waygate inside.

Ainsel River: Miniature Ranni and Nokstella

Open the coffin next to where the waygate drops you to find the Miniature Ranni.
Touch the Ainsel River Main grace right beside it.
Rest there and talk to the doll three times until Ranni answers through it.
Follow the river south-west into the city to reach the Nokstella, Eternal City grace.
Take the lower route and the lift down to the Nokstella Waterfall Basin grace.
Rest at the basin and speak with Ranni through the doll again.
Press on until the Baleful Shadow invades, and defeat him for the Discarded Palace Key.

Lake of Rot: Crossing to the Grand Cloister

Keep following the river past Nokstella to the Lake of Rot Shoreside grace.
Cross the lake, hopping between the stone platforms where you can and healing off the rot, to the Grand Cloister grace.

Academy of Raya Lucaria: The Dark Moon Ring and Sellen's Duel

At the Raya Lucaria Grand Library grace, open the nearby chest with the Discarded Palace Key for the Dark Moon Ring.
Step outside the library to find two summon signs and pick Sellen's, helping her defeat Witch-Hunter Jerren; siding with Jerren locks out her rewards.
After the fight, collect the Eccentric Set and talk to Sellen for the Glintstone Kris; Shard Spiral joins her stock.
Reload and talk to Sellen once more, then pick up the Witch's Glintstone Crown lying beside her.

Mt. Gelmir and Caelid: The Primeval Sorcerers' Robes

Warp to the Primeval Sorcerer Azur grace and pick up Azur's Glintstone Set where Azur used to sit.
Go down into Sellia Hideaway and collect Lusat's Glintstone Set from Master Lusat's former spot.

Lake of Rot: Astel, Naturalborn of the Void

From the Grand Cloister grace, head down to the cliff edge on the south side and lie in the coffin there.
Once the coffin lands, defeat Astel, Naturalborn of the Void in the starry arena.
A grace named after Astel, Naturalborn of the Void appears once it dies; rest there.

Liurnia: Ranni's Dark Moon and Blaidd's Fall

Ride the lift north of Astel's arena up to the Moonlight Altar grace.
If Glintstone Dragon Adula still guards the plateau, defeat her for Adula's Moonblade.
The Cathedral of Manus Celes grace sits at the end of the north-eastern road across the plateau; unlock it.
Drop down the hole in the cathedral floor, give Ranni the Dark Moon Ring and accept the Dark Moon Greatsword.
Go back to War Counselor Iji and tell him how Ranni's journey has gone.
At Ranni's Rise, defeat the now-hostile Blaidd for the Royal Greatsword and his armor.
Jump onto the wall behind Seluvis's Rise to find the Black Wolf Mask.
Tell Iji about Blaidd's fate and keep talking until he goes quiet.
Reload and loot Iji's body for Iji's Mirrorhelm and Iji's Bell Bearing.

Leyndell: West Rampart and Godfrey's Shade

From the Avenue Balcony, head north-west, climb the fallen dragon's wing, hop down and take the ladder to the West Capital Rampart grace.
Descend the stairs and head south-west to the Letter to Bernahl sign; together with Bernahl, kill Errant Sorcerer Wilhelm and Vargram the Raging Wolf to earn the Raging Wolf Set.
Touch the Fortified Manor, First Floor grace inside the nearby manor.
In the Fortified Manor's copy of the Roundtable Hold, the corpse strapped to a chair in the Dung Eater's spot holds a Seedbed Curse.
South of the West Capital Rampart, find Brother Corhyn and Goldmask on the hill by the colosseum and talk to Corhyn.
Speak to Goldmask to learn about the puzzle he is pondering.
Climb the roots to the east and defeat Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade) for the Talisman of Lord's Bestowal.
Touch the Erdtree Sanctuary grace once the shade falls.
Climb the roots east to the next floor, go out onto the roof, enter through a window and follow more roots up to the Golden Order Principia above the grace.

Liurnia: Miriel and the Golden Order Principia

Warp to the Church of Vows and give the Golden Order Principia to Miriel, Pastor of Vows.
Buy Law of Regression from Miriel's new stock; casting it needs 37 Intelligence, so boost the stat if you fall short.

Leyndell: Goldmask's Riddle and Morgott

From the Erdtree Sanctuary grace, ride the nearby lift down and read the message lying in front of the statue at the bottom.
Stand on that message, cast Law of Regression and read the new message that takes its place.
Go back to Goldmask near the colosseum and share what the message said.
Talk to Brother Corhyn as well and check his shop for newly added incantations.
Return to the Erdtree Sanctuary and climb the roots up to the Queen's Bedchamber grace.
Summon Melina from the sign beside the fog gate and defeat Morgott, the Omen King.
Walk up to the Erdtree to be turned back by its thorns, then touch the Elden Throne grace.
Rest at the throne and listen to Melina's new plan.
Rest at the Queen's Bedchamber grace as well and talk to Melina a second time.

Forbidden Lands: The Black Blade Kindred

Starting at the Avenue Balcony, follow the road north-east past the giant gates, ascend the slope and lift, cross the bridge, then ride the next lift down to reach the Forbidden Lands grace.
Ride north-east along the path, call Millicent from her sign and defeat the Black Blade Kindred.
Beyond the Kindred's arena, unlock the Grand Lift of Rold grace at the foot of the great lift.
Talk to the Finger Reader crone who waits beside the lift.

Roundtable Hold: After Morgott

Talk to Finger Reader Enia about what lies ahead now that Morgott has fallen.
Speak with Gideon Ofnir, who is suddenly eager to trade information with you.
Have a chat with Smithing Master Hewg at his anvil.

Stormveil Castle: Nepheli Takes the Throne

Rest at the Godrick the Grafted grace, then speak with Nepheli Loux in the throne room; she gives you an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Speak with Kenneth Haight, who now stands beside the new ruler.
Talk to Gatekeeper Gostoc; his shop gains new stock, including an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow: Gurranq's Frenzy

At the Bestial Sanctum, if Gurranq lunges at you, wound him until he begs you to stop, then rest and speak to him.
Feed Gurranq your fifth and sixth Deathroot for the Beast Claw and Stone of Gurranq incantations.

Siofra River and Caelid: The Great Jar's Knights

From the Siofra River Bank grace, take the waygate to the north-east and keep to the far north-east corner to reach the Below the Well grace.
Unseal the Imp Statue and ride the lift up to the Deep Siofra Well grace in Caelid.
Make your way north-west to the colosseum and speak to the Great Jar sitting outside it.
Use the red signs down the hill to face and defeat all three Knights of the Great Jar.
With its three knights beaten, the Great Jar rewards you with Great-Jar's Arsenal when you speak to it.

Mountaintops of the Giants: Zamor Ruins and the Stargazers

Ride the Grand Lift of Rold up and read the stele just ahead for Map: Mountaintops of the Giants, West.
Touch the Zamor Ruins grace among the ruins a short ride away.
Rest in the ruins and talk to Melina about the frozen heights.
Talk to Shabriri, who wears Yura's body, until he has nothing more to say; do not attack him.
Rest at the Zamor Ruins grace again for Melina's warning about what Shabriri told you.
Ride north-east; where the fire-wreathed monks gather, go through the door to the Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs grace.
Work down through the catacombs and two lifts, then drop through the hole near the Giant Warrior Pot at the end of the path.
Ride the lift again and step off at once; a hidden ledge beneath it leads to the lever that opens the boss gate.
Defeat the Ulcerated Tree Spirit and open the chest behind it for the seventh Deathroot.
Back outside, ride north-east until you unlock the Ancient Snow Valley Ruins grace.
Talk to Millicent close to the grace until she starts repeating herself.
Follow the frozen river north and then west toward the Shack of the Lofty, where the Red Letter's sign waits.
Invade Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood, and hold your attacks until he finishes his gesture to learn Hoslow's Oath.
Defeat Juno for Hoslow's Set and Hoslow's Petal Whip.
Ride the spiritspring south of the shack up to the Stargazer's Ruins.
Inside, summon your Spirit Jellyfish and talk to the jellyfish spirit to solve its puzzle for Fancy Spin and the Primal Glintstone Blade.
Speak with Brother Corhyn on the bridge lying south-east of the ruins; hold on to the Tonic of Forgetfulness instead of handing it to him.
Speak to Goldmask, who stands with Corhyn on the bridge.

Volcano Manor: Rykard and Tanith's Feast

Return to Volcano Manor and collect Bernahl's thanks for the Leyndell hunt: the Gelmir's Fury sorcery.
Talk to Diallos, who is still lingering nearby.
Report Juno's death to Tanith and accept the Taker's Cameo.
Agree to meet Lord Rykard when Tanith offers; you are sent to the Audience Pathway grace.
Defeat Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy; the Serpent-Hunter spear lying at the arena entrance makes the fight far easier.
Rest at the new grace in the arena, Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy, before leaving.
Back in the manor, speak to Tanith about her lord's death.
Catch Patches before he leaves the manor and hear his goodbye.
Talk to Bernahl and listen to everything he has to say.
Visit Rya in her room past the Temple of Eiglay grace and speak to her, still keeping the tonic.
Reload and collect Zorayas's Letter and Daedicar's Woe from the place where she sat.
Warp to the Shaded Castle Inner Gate grace, ride the lift toward the boss and find Patches on the statue bridge for the Dancer's Castanets.
At the Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy grace, talk to Tanith, who is now devouring his corpse.
Attack and kill Tanith beside Rykard's remains for the Consort's Set.
When her Crucible Knight bodyguard invades, defeat him for Aspect of the Crucible: Breath.
Find Patches back in his old Murkwater Cave arena, fight him and spare him once more to learn Patches' Crouch.

Mountaintops of the Giants: Castle Sol and the Fire Giant

Starting at the Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, go north-east to the frozen river and follow it until the Freezing Lake grace.
Climb the slope north, then turn south-west uphill to the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook grace.
A Tibia Mariner drifts among the gravestones north-west of the Overlook; kill it for the eighth Deathroot.
Keep west and descend the slope north-east to the Castle Sol Main Gate grace.
Battle up through Castle Sol's courtyards; the stairs lead to its church and the Church of the Eclipse grace.
Go deeper into the church and out its back door to open the shortcut to the boss gate.
Defeat Commander Niall and his spectral knights for the Veteran's Prosthesis.
Touch the Castle Sol Rooftop grace after the fight.
Ride the lift in the arena up to claim the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left).
Warp back to the Freezing Lake and cross it; south of the lake, ride through the enemy camp to the stele holding Map: Mountaintops of the Giants, East.
Make for the lake's south-east corner and touch the First Church of Marika grace.
Rest at the church and listen to Melina while she is still at your side.
Ride west from the church until you reach the Whiteridge Road grace.
Go south over the bridge to the Giants' Gravepost grace.
At the Church of Repose to the south-south-west, defeat the invader Bloody Finger Okina for Rivers of Blood and the Okina Mask.
Turn east from the church and carry on until you unlock the Foot of the Forge grace.
Summon Iron Fist Alexander at the boss gate north-east of the grace and defeat the Fire Giant together.
Touch the Fire Giant grace, but do not continue up to the Forge of the Giants yet.

Subterranean Shunning-Grounds: Sewer Shortcuts and the Frenzied Flame

From the Underground Roadside grace, turn left, drop down the wide open grate and duck into the large pipe on your right.
Jump the gap inside the pipe, take the rising passage, leap the next hole at the top and keep right at the fork.
Climb the ladder beyond and pull the lever there to open the first shortcut.
Go through the closed door beside the lever, drop to the path on the left, double back to the stairs and keep bearing left until you see flowers.
Jump down to the flowers, go into the passage at your back and keep straight, then turn right and climb the slope to a room containing an Omen and two ladders.
Climb the right-hand ladder and open the door ahead, a shortcut that comes out by the Underground Roadside grace.
Turn round, follow the upward-sloping pipe on the right to its top, drop to the left and climb onto the wooden walkway above.
Drop into the open-topped pipe ahead, head east, then take two quick lefts down the slope.
Follow the path right and this time jump into the hole; climb down the ladder below to a giant pot.
Ride the lift to the right of the pot down to the Forsaken Depths grace.
Enter the cathedral and defeat Mohg, the Omen for Bloodflame Talons.
Touch the Cathedral of the Forsaken grace that lights up after the fight.
Open the chest in the cathedral for Mohg's Shackle.
Rest at the cathedral grace and hear Melina's concerns.
Strike the altar to dispel the illusion and follow the hidden passage down to the Frenzied Flame Proscription grace.
Talk to Hyetta, who waits near the grace.
Rest at the grace and listen to Melina's warning.
You can take the Frenzied Flame now or after the Forge of the Giants; the timing only changes dialogue and cutscenes, and this route takes it now.
Take off all your equipment and push open the great doors to confront the Three Fingers. Resting afterward makes Melina leave you permanently.
Talk to Hyetta until she has nothing left to say, then take the Frenzied Flame Seal from her body.
Rest at the grace one last time for Melina's parting words.

Consecrated Snowfield: The Hidden Path to the Haligtree

Stop by the Zamor Ruins grace: Shabriri has moved on and Yura's Ronin's Set lies where he stood.
At the Grand Lift of Rold, choose the Haligtree Secret Medallion instead of the usual one and ride up to the Hidden Path to the Haligtree grace.
Walk back to the railed platform and step off where the railing is broken to land on the invisible path below.
Trace the invisible walkway west toward the doorway, using messages, bloodstains or rainbow stones to see where it runs.
Prior to going in, jump down to the corpse on the lower platform to the left, hop through a window and throw the lever on the northern side, where the giant octopus sits in front.
Follow the passage south to the arena and defeat the Stray Mimic Tear.
Open the chest beyond the arena for the ninth and final Deathroot.

Dragonbarrow and Caelid: Last Deathroots and Gowry's Threads

Give Gurranq the last three Deathroots for the Beastclaw Greathammer, Gurranq's Beast Claw and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Visit Gowry at Gowry's Shack and tell him that Millicent has her prosthesis.
Buy the Pest Threads incantation from Gowry's updated stock.
Talk to Gowry again until he hands you the Desperate Prayer gesture.
At Roundtable Hold, tell Gideon Ofnir everything you have discovered since your last visit.

Consecrated Snowfield: Ordina and Latenna

Step out of the hidden path's exit into the snow and rest at the Consecrated Snowfield grace just outside.
The Inner Consecrated Snowfield grace lies a short ride north; unlock it next.
Continue north past the frozen ravine to the stele holding Map: Consecrated Snowfield.
Ride north-west until you reach the Ordina, Liturgical Town grace.
An Imp Statue at the northern edge of Ordina pulls you into an evergaol version of the town; activate it.
Climb around the town and light all four beacons to break the seal on the way to the Haligtree.
Look under the bridge on the town's north side for the Black Knife Set.
West of town, cross the river and ride north-west to the Apostate Derelict grace.
Call on Latenna at the base of the giant Albinauric and speak to her to get a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Mohgwyn Palace: The Lord of Blood

North-west of the Yelough Anix Ruins in the western snowfield, defeat the invader Sanguine Noble for the Sanguine Noble Set; this wakes the nearby waygate.
Step onto the waygate just west of there to arrive at the Palace Approach Ledge-Road grace.
Explore the blood lake to the south until a Nameless White Mask invades three separate times; win each fight for the War Surgeon Set.
Go north past the horn-blowing Albinaurics, then west to a ruin where a seated corpse holds Map: Mohgwyn Palace.
Climb the stairs nearby to the Dynasty Mausoleum Entrance grace.
Follow the tunnel to its far end and touch the Dynasty Mausoleum Midpoint grace.
Head back into the tunnel, use the red sign to invade White Mask Varré and defeat him.
Talk to the dying Varré near his sign and take Varré's Bouquet.
At the grace, mix the Purifying Crystal Tear into your Flask of Wondrous Physick to blunt Mohg's blood curse.
Climb past the grace, ride the lift and defeat Mohg, Lord of Blood.
Rest at the Cocoon of the Empyrean grace that appears beside Miquella's cocoon.

Miquella's Haligtree: Canopy to Loretta

From the Ordina, Liturgical Town grace, walk north-east to the unsealed waygate, which takes you to the Haligtree Canopy grace.
Make your way along the branches past the enemies to the Haligtree Town grace.
Clear a path down through the town's streets and unlock the Haligtree Town Plaza grace.
At the top of the plaza stairs, defeat Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree.
Touch the Haligtree Promenade grace beyond her arena.

Elphael: Millicent's Choice and Malenia

Take the lift down from the promenade and continue to the Prayer Room grace.
Talk to Millicent, who is resting inside the Prayer Room.
From the Prayer Room, climb along the arches above the crossbowmen; the room on the left holds a chest with Cleanrot Knight Finlay.
Follow the arch up to a balcony; at its end, a seated corpse above the ballistae carries a Seedbed Curse.
Further down, before the room of Cleanrot Knights, hop the right-hand railing; the dark room underneath hides another Seedbed Curse.
Press on past the Erdtree Avatar to the Elphael Inner Wall grace.
Run through the rot swamp to the far side and down the ladder to the Drainage Channel grace.
Climb back up the ladder, kill the pest on your left and jump along the root to the island in the swamp.
Defeat the Ulcerated Tree Spirit lurking in the middle of the swamp.
Reload; on the cliff above the swamp, touch the gold sign to aid Millicent rather than the red sign that hunts her.
Help Millicent defeat her attackers, then talk to her by the rot pool for the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia.
Reload and take the Unalloyed Gold Needle from Millicent's body.
From the Drainage Channel, cross the walkways to the lift inside the building and ride it down to the Haligtree Roots grace.
Pass through the fog at the roots and defeat Malenia, Blade of Miquella.
Touch the Malenia, Goddess of Rot grace that appears in the arena.
Reload, then apply the Unalloyed Gold Needle to the scarlet flower in the arena, which gives Miquella's Needle plus a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Caelid and Roundtable Hold: Loose Ends Before the Forge

Return to Gowry's Shack and speak to Gowry about Millicent's fate.
Kill Gowry for the Flock's Canvas Talisman and Gowry's Bell Bearing (reload first if he has vanished).
Tell Gideon about the Haligtree Secret Medallion and Mohgwyn Palace for Black Flame's Protection and Fevor's Cookbook [3].
Report the Lord of Blood and Malenia to Gideon as well for Law of Causality and Lord's Divine Fortification.
With a weapon fully reinforced, talk to Smithing Master Hewg about his work.

Subterranean Shunning-Grounds: The Fell Curse

Return to the Dung Eater's cell and give him five Seedbed Curses to receive the Mending Rune of the Fell Curse.
Reload and go back into the cell to collect the Omen Set he leaves behind.

Crumbling Farum Azula: Burning the Erdtree

Before going further, finish everything above: burning the Erdtree changes the Roundtable Hold and ends several questlines.
From the Fire Giant grace, climb to the Forge of the Giants, touch its grace and rest there to set the Erdtree ablaze.
Wake in Crumbling Farum Azula and touch the Crumbling Beast Grave grace.
Get past the dragon guarding the way ahead and rest at the Crumbling Beast Grave Depths grace.
Cut north-east through the building to the Tempest-Facing Balcony grace.
Follow the path onward to the Dragon Temple grace.
Turn round, jump off the cliff to the platform below and drop again, then run past the enemies along the left wall to the Dragon Temple Transept grace.
Summon Bernahl near the arena and defeat the Godskin Duo.
Touch the Dragon Temple Altar grace inside the arena.
Leave the altar by the north-east door; an Imp Statue there seals a lift that carries you up to the Dragon Temple Lift grace.
Beyond the dragon past this grace, find Iron Fist Alexander waiting for a duel; kill the dragon and reload if he hasn't appeared.
Defeat Alexander in his duel for the Shard of Alexander and Alexander's Innards.
Ride the lift back down, follow the lower path and slip past the Crucible Knight to the Dragon Temple Rooftop grace.
Sprint past the winged beasts and another dragon to a lift; at its top waits the Beside the Great Bridge grace.
Climb the stairs but turn left, away from the boss bridge, and take the ladder down toward the far tower.
Defeat the invading Recusant Bernahl for the Beast Champion Set, Devourer's Scepter and Blasphemous Claw.

Leyndell and Jarburg: Boc, Diallos and Jar-Bairn

Warp to the East Capital Rampart grace in Leyndell and talk to Boc one final time.
At the Jarburg grace, talk to Jar-Bairn and Diallos, reloading the area until both repeat themselves.
Pass time until morning at the grace, then speak to each of them again.
Reload and speak with Jar-Bairn, reload once more, then pick up Diallos's Mask and Hoslow's Petal Whip at the spot where Diallos fell.
Give Jar-Bairn Alexander's Innards, reload, and pick up the Companion Jar he leaves behind.

Roundtable Hold: After the Forge

Talk to Smithing Master Hewg, who now speaks of you differently.
Speak with Roderika about how the Hold has changed.
Catch Gideon Ofnir before he leaves the Hold and hear him out.
Enia has died in her chair, but you can still exchange Remembrances with her body.

Crumbling Farum Azula: Placidusax and Maliketh

From the Beside the Great Bridge grace, ride the lift down, walk straight to the edge and drop to the platform below.
Follow that path to the empty dragon resting place and interact with it to be drawn into the storm.
Defeat Dragonlord Placidusax in the storm-wracked arena beyond time.
Touch the Dragonlord Placidusax grace after the fight.
Remember this spot: using Miquella's Needle here removes the Frenzied Flame, and you can come back to do it any time before the ending.
Final warning for the capital: beating Maliketh turns Leyndell to ash for the rest of this run, so finish exploring it first.
From the Beside the Great Bridge grace, climb the slope and defeat Maliketh, the Black Blade.

Leyndell, Ashen Capital: The Final Battles

Touch the Leyndell, Capital of Ash grace where Maliketh's defeat leaves you.
Walk south-west to Brother Corhyn, kneeling by the huge spear, and talk to him.
Reload and collect Corhyn's Bell Bearing, Corhyn's Robe and a Flail from his spot.
Continue south across the bridge to Goldmask's body and take the Mending Rune of Perfect Order.
Reload and search Goldmask's body again for the Goldmask's Set.
Cross back over the bridge, take the nearby staircase and follow the path to defeat Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing.
Touch the Erdtree Sanctuary grace beyond Gideon's arena.
Outside the next arena, call Nepheli Loux and Shabriri from their signs and defeat Godfrey, First Elden Lord.
Touch the Elden Throne grace once Hoarah Loux falls.
Enter the Erdtree and defeat Radagon of the Golden Order, then the Elden Beast.
Touch the Fractured Marika grace that appears after the final fight.

Leyndell, Ashen Capital: Choosing an Ending

For any ending except Lord of Frenzied Flame, first use Miquella's Needle at the Dragonlord Placidusax arena to cure the Frenzied Flame.
Lord of Frenzied Flame: keep the Frenzied Flame and beat the Elden Beast; this ending then plays automatically.
Age of Fracture: at Marika's remains, choose to mend the Elden Ring without using any Mending Rune.
Age of Order: mend the Elden Ring with Goldmask's Mending Rune of Perfect Order.
Age of the Duskborn: mend the Elden Ring with Fia's Mending Rune of the Death-Prince.
Blessing of Despair: mend the Elden Ring with the Dung Eater's Mending Rune of the Fell Curse.
Age of the Stars: instead of mending the ring, touch the summon sign beside Marika's remains to call Ranni.
Once the credits roll you can carry on into New Game+ to collect the endings you skipped this time.

Gravesite Plain: Crossing into the Land of Shadow

Before the DLC opens you need two base-game kills: Starscourge Radahn in Caelid and Mohg, Lord of Blood in Mohgwyn Palace.
Speak with Needle Knight Leda, who now stands beside Miquella's cocoon at the Cocoon of the Empyrean grace.
Reach out to the withered arm hanging from the cocoon to be carried into the Land of Shadow.
Ride a short way north-east from where you arrive and touch the Gravesite Plain grace.
Keep going north-east past the pale tree hung with corpses; a small altar beyond it holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Further north-east, read the stele to add Map: Gravesite Plain.
Spare every friendly, Pest-like Forager you meet in the DLC; killing them angers Moore and can cost you cookbooks and quest rewards.
Ride north through the burned-out settlement to the Scorched Ruins grace.
In the graveyard east of Scorched Ruins, chase down the glowing Shadowpot before it flees; it drops a Scadutree Fragment.
Optional detour: take the road south from Scorched Ruins to where it ends at the Church of Consolation for two Scadutree Fragments.
Head north-west along the road and touch the Three-Path Cross grace.
Examine Miquella's Cross beside the grace and pick up the Scadutree Fragment at its foot.
Chat with Redmane Freyja by the grace until she has nothing new to say.
Talk to Hornsent sitting nearby; he gives you the Cross Map, which marks more of Miquella's Crosses.
Ride west along the road until the Main Gate Cross grace comes into view, and activate it.
Check Miquella's Cross by this grace too; another Scadutree Fragment lies beneath it.
Meet Moore, the merchant who leads the Forager Brood; browse his stock and keep chatting to hear him out.
Speak with Sir Ansbach at the same cross until his lines start repeating.

Belurat, Tower Settlement: Ascent to the Dancing Lion

From Main Gate Cross, take the path north-west into Belurat and touch the Belurat, Tower Settlement grace.
Work through the lower streets to the Small Private Altar grace.
Go north, then north-east to the courtyard around a large tree and beat the invading Fire Knight Queelign for the Crusade Insignia.
Return and take the western path by the waterfall; climb the ladder in the side room and take the Storeroom Key from the corpse up top.
From that room, cross the roof tiles to the left, drop onto the bridge and search the room east of it for the Well Depths Key.
Return west, hop down and use the same ladder again; now take the stairs to the right, make two left turns and descend to a lift.
Ride the lift down to open the shortcut door beside the Belurat, Tower Settlement grace.
Ride back up and head west; just before the doorway into the spider-scorpion hall, hop over the rubble on your right.
Cross the room of praying man-flies beyond and examine Miquella's Cross for its Scadutree Fragment.
Optional: clear the spider-scorpion hall itself and take the two Revered Spirit Ash from the altar in its centre.
Jump off the ledge east of the cross, ascend the ladder, then walk west and climb the stairs to reach the Stagefront grace.
Walk back down the stairs from Stagefront; a statue on your right holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Retrace your path toward the bridge watched by a Horned Warrior and kill the glowing Shadowpot there for another Revered Spirit Ash.
Warp to Small Private Altar, enter the room to the west and turn south; the door there opens with the Storeroom Key.
Speak with the Hornsent Grandam waiting inside the storeroom.
Past the fog at Stagefront, call Redmane Freyja's sign and slay the Divine Beast Dancing Lion; it leaves the Remembrance of the Dancing Lion and Divine Beast Head.
Touch the Theatre of the Divine Beast grace that appears in the arena.
Go through the arena doors, ride the lift and climb the stairs to find the Tower of Shadow Message.
In the same upper area, take the Revered Spirit Ash from the statue.
Put on the Divine Beast Head and visit the Hornsent Grandam again; she rewards you with the Watchful Spirit incantation.
Reload the area and speak with her once more for a Scorpion Stew; she hands out another whenever you aren't carrying one.

Gravesite Plain: Cliffroad, Stew and the Pillar Path

At Main Gate Cross, tell Sir Ansbach about the cross you found inside Belurat.
Climb the rocky trail south to the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
On the cliff just east of the grace, a statue holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Go south-east up a low rise to a friendly Forager and talk to it for Forager Brood Cookbook [2].
Optional: in the graveyard west of Prospect Town, south of Cliffroad Terminus, kill the glowing Shadowpot for a Scadutree Fragment.
Return to Three-Path Cross and catch up with Redmane Freyja now that the Dancing Lion is dead.
Hand Hornsent the Scorpion Stew; he repays you with three Furnace Visage.
Cross the great bridge north-east to the Castle Front grace in the soldiers' camp.
Pick up the Scadutree Fragment at the Marika statue inside that encampment.
Follow the road south-east, then trace the cliff edge south-east to the Pillar Path Cross grace.
Search the ground at the Miquella's Cross here for a Scadutree Fragment.
Introduce yourself to Thiollier, who rests near the cross.

Gravesite Plain: Down the Ellac River

From Castle Front, ride down the slope south-east into the swamp, then bear north-east and north until you drop into a pond.
Past a Miranda Flower, just before the Ellac River Cave grace, take the Revered Spirit Ash from the statue.
Turn south-west from the statue and rest at the Ellac River Cave grace.
Follow the river south, hopping across rocks and down slopes, past a huge stone bridge to the bottom of the gorge.
Search the eastern corner for a Forager and talk to it for Forager Brood Cookbook [3]; it sometimes glitches upside down, so look closely.

Cerulean Coast: The Southern Shore

Leave the river to the far south-west, crossing the water and following the ravine to the Cerulean Coast grace.
Ride far south across the flower fields and read the stele for Map: Southern Shore.
Optional: a Ghostflame Dragon lurks in the open ground south of the Cerulean Coast grace; fight it or ride around it.
Swing south-east across the coast and activate the Cerulean Coast Cross grace.
Examine the Miquella's Cross beside it and take the Scadutree Fragment.
Jump down the cliffs heading north-east, then stay on the shore going north-east until it finishes at the far eastern coast.
Climb the ruins to the north-east and touch the Finger Ruins of Rhia grace; Count Ymir's quest brings you back here.
From Cerulean Coast Cross, ride west and then far south, dropping into the great chasm to touch The Fissure grace for later.

Castle Ensis: Storming Rellana's Fortress

Starting at Castle Front, cross the bridge heading north-east and follow the path to the end, where the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace is.
Collect the Scadutree Fragment at the Miquella's Cross beside the checkpoint.
Pick up the Castle Cross Message that Leda left near the cross.
Optional: walk back down the path to the building on your right; its chest holds the Loyal Knight's Cookbook.
Walk along the ledge past the cliff edge, circle round and unlock the gate, which opens a shortcut to the checkpoint.
Battle up through the castle's ramparts and courtyards; the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace sits just before Rellana's hall.
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight waits in the hall beyond; call in Needle Knight Leda's sign and win to claim the Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knight.
Touch the Ensis Moongazing Grounds grace that lights up after the fight.

Scadu Altus: Highroad Cross and the Church of the Crusade

Head north from the moongazing grounds to the Highroad Cross grace.
Take the Scadutree Fragment from beneath the Miquella's Cross at the grace.
Pick up the Monk's Missive and the May the Best Win gesture lying close by.
Speak with Needle Knight Leda, who has set up camp at the cross.
Talk to Hornsent here as well; he gives you the New Cross Map.
Optional: fetch a second Scorpion Stew from the Grandam and offer it to Hornsent for extra dialogue; he only accepts one.
Ride north up the road to the stele for Map: Scadu Altus.
Don't ride on through the settlement north of the stele yet; getting close to Shadow Keep pushes several questlines forward early.
Go west and enter the Church of the Crusade, where Fire Knight Queelign invades a second time; defeat him to get Ash of War: Flame Skewer and the Prayer Room Key.
Collect the two Scadutree Fragments at the foot of the Marika statue inside the church.
North of the church, warm the shivering Forager with a Warming Stone, a Sunwarmth Stone or a healing spell.
Speak to the warmed Forager for Forager Brood Cookbook [4]; reload the area if no talk prompt appears.

Scadu Altus: Moorth Ruins and the Scaduview Cross

From Highroad Cross, follow the road north and then south-east to the Moorth Ruins grace.
Grab the Scadutree Fragment lying at the Miquella's Cross in the ruins.
Cross the road west of the grace to a camp of three tents; its Marika statue has a Scadutree Fragment.
Search those tents for the Fire Knight's Cookbook [1].
Perform May the Best Win in front of Dryleaf Dane nearby and win the duel for Dryleaf Arts and Dane's Hat.
Travel far south-west to the cliffs, then north-west along them to a Forager who gives you Forager Brood Cookbook [1].
Optional: skirt the south side of the great fissure in Moorth Ruins and kill the glowing Shadowpot there for a Scadutree Fragment.
Optional: a statue near the cliffs south-east of Moorth Ruins holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Ride far east to the cliff edge, then south to a sealed spiritspring.
Continue south-east and smash the pile of stones that keeps the spiritspring sealed.
Spiritspring jump up and head for the far south-east corner to touch the Scaduview Cross grace.
Another Scadutree Fragment waits at the Miquella's Cross beside this grace.

Gravesite Plain: Black Syrup and Thiollier's Concoction

Warp to Main Gate Cross and tell Sir Ansbach about every cross you have visited.
Now that you have met Thiollier, talk to Moore; he hands you some Black Syrup to deliver.
Speak with Moore again for Forager Brood Cookbook [7], then keep talking until he runs out of new lines.
At Pillar Path Cross, give the Black Syrup to Thiollier.
Ask him about the syrup and pick the reply saying you are tired of life to receive Thiollier's Concoction.

Scadu Altus: Bonny Village and the Broken Charm

From Moorth Ruins, ride north-east to a lake; a Scadutree Fragment sits by the Marika statue at the cave mouth beyond it.
Go through the cave into the poison swamp and cross it to its north-east corner.
Talk to the Forager waiting there for Forager Brood Cookbook [5].
Back at Moorth Ruins, head south-east into the town and take the dirt road north down to the path below.
Follow that path to its end at the Bonny Village grace.
Cross the river basin north-east and keep going to the corpse beneath a tree, which carries the O Mother gesture.
Optional: at the northern tip of the narrow ravine through Bonny Village, a statue holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Before going on, finish any conversations you still owe; the next bridge breaks Miquella's charm and changes several questlines for good.
Go south-east and cross the bridges toward the east to the Bridge Leading to the Village grace; a message announces that a Great Rune has shattered.
Stay on the road heading north to reach and light the Church District Highroad grace.
Ride west to the cliff and climb the rocks to the north-west, then talk to the Forager to receive Forager Brood Cookbook [6].
Back on the road, look for the tunnel opening to the west; inside it, light the Church District Entrance grace for a later visit.

Gravesite Plain: Questlines After the Charm Breaks

Visit Thiollier at Pillar Path Cross and hear what he has to say now.
At Three-Path Cross, speak to Redmane Freyja three times until her lines loop.
At Main Gate Cross, talk to Sir Ansbach about the broken charm.
Keep talking to Moore until he asks what to do about his sorrow.
Answer him: 'Put it behind you' saves his gear for a later battle, 'Remain sad forever' leaves it by the Church of the Crusade, 'I don't know' delays.

Scadu Altus: Count Ymir and the First Bell

From Church District Highroad, ride south to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and touch its grace.
Go through the gate and speak to Count Ymir, High Priest for the Hole-Laden Necklace and the Ruins Map; he also sells spells.
Look just north-west of Ymir for Swordhand of Night Jolán leaning against a pillar, and talk to her; she is easy to miss.
Warp to the Finger Ruins of Rhia grace and walk north until you reach the circle of giant finger statues.
Ring the hanging bell with the Hole-Laden Necklace to earn the Crimson Seed Talisman +1.
Optional: on the west side of the ruins, Finger-Weaver's Hovel holds the Finger-Weaver's Cookbook [1].
Return to Count Ymir for Ruins Map (2nd) and some Beloved Stardust.
Speak with Jolán at her pillar once more.

Stone Coffin Fissure: St. Trina's Garden

Descend the eastern slope below The Fissure grace and rest at the Stone Coffin Fissure grace.
Head south-east along the fissure floor to the Fissure Cross grace.
Collect the Scadutree Fragment at the Miquella's Cross beside it.
Optional: go west from Fissure Cross, drop across two ruined ledges and enter the cave to the east for the Velvet Sword of St. Trina.
Work north along the stone coffins to the Fissure Waypoint grace.
Keep descending through the coffin-strewn chasm to the Fissure Depths grace.
Jump down into the arena and defeat the Putrescent Knight for the Remembrance of Putrescence.
Touch the Garden of Deep Purple grace beyond the arena.
Enter the cave, find St. Trina and choose to imbibe her nectar; it kills you, which is expected.
Pick up St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook [3] lying next to her.
Warp to Pillar Path Cross and tell Thiollier where St. Trina is.
Rest, return to the Garden of Deep Purple, then keep talking to Thiollier in the cave until his lines start repeating.
Imbibe St. Trina's nectar again and again, about four times in all, until her voice speaks to you after death.
Talk to Thiollier and choose to pass on St. Trina's words, then try a second time to anger him.
Drink the nectar once more to provoke his invasion and defeat Thiollier for St. Trina's Smile.
Talk to the revived Thiollier, then imbibe the nectar one more time.
Relay St. Trina's words to Thiollier once more.
Reload the area and speak with Thiollier to wrap up this part of his story.

Scadu Altus: Leda's Suspicions

At Highroad Cross, speak with Hornsent now that the charm has broken.
Talk to Needle Knight Leda; whichever suspect you name, she settles on hunting Hornsent.
Reload the area and talk to Leda again.
Ride north-east into the army camp below Shadow Keep and take the Scadutree Fragment at its Marika statue, minding the Furnace Golem.

Shadow Keep: Golden Hippopotamus and the Specimen Storehouse

Enter Shadow Keep through the camp and ride the lift up to the Shadow Keep Main Gate grace.
Summon Hornsent and Redmane Freyja, then defeat the Golden Hippopotamus for Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns and two Scadutree Fragments.
Touch the Main Gate Plaza grace that appears after the fight.
Climb the path to a crossroads lined with giant braziers; leave its two summon signs alone for now.
Take the south road down the ramp and open the shortcut door back to Main Gate Plaza.
Climb back up the hill, where a lift rises to the Storehouse, First Floor grace.
Climb onto the horned beast statue on this floor and take the Revered Spirit Ash from it.
From the grace, keep left at both forks and ride the elevator down.
Continue to the bottom, where an Iris of Grace lies before the altar in a room packed with pots.
Press on along the same route to touch the West Rampart grace for later.
Back at Storehouse, First Floor, go left and then right between the bookshelves and climb the stairs.
Take the stairs down and enter the room on the north side, then speak with Sir Ansbach; you come back to him a number of times.
Keep climbing the storehouse until you reach the Storehouse, Fourth Floor grace.
Claim the Scadutree Fragment at the Miquella's Cross by the fourth-floor grace.
Pick up Leda's Storehouse Cross Message beside the cross.
Go west until a staircase falls away to your left, descend it and take the Secret Rite Scroll in that room.
Keep exploring upward until you hear voices, then climb the stairs to the Storehouse, Seventh Floor grace.
Cross the small bridge east of the grace and take the Revered Spirit Ash from the hanging statue on your left.
Find Redmane Freyja on this floor and speak with her.
Return to Sir Ansbach near Storehouse, First Floor and tell him about Freyja.
Give Ansbach the Secret Rite Scroll; without it he never joins the later fights.
Rest at a grace and speak with him again to receive the Letter for Freyja.
Deliver the letter to Freyja on the seventh floor and receive the Golden Lion Shield.
Descend the eastern stairs from the seventh floor; a lever waits in the adjoining room, so pull it.
Push on to the Dark Chamber Entrance grace.
Take the Scadutree Fragment in front of the small Marika statue near the grace.
Stop here: walking into Messmer's arena removes the Hornsent and Leda summon signs, so settle those choices first.

Shadow Keep: Choosing Sides in Leda's Hunt

From Storehouse, First Floor, ride the lift back down to the brazier crossroads; two summon signs wait at its south-east corner.
Pick a side: the gold sign defends Hornsent for Ash of War: Swift Slash and Leda's Rune; the red sign helps Leda kill him for the Hornsent Set and Falx.
If you helped Leda, visit her at Highroad Cross for the Lacerating Crossed-Tree, then reload and talk to her again.
If you sided with Leda, return to Storehouse, First Floor, where a red sign for Leda and a gold one for Ansbach now appear.
Choose again: the gold sign saves Ansbach for Ansbach's Longbow and Leda's Rune; the red sign helps Leda kill him for Ansbach's Longbow and Ansbach's Set.
If Ansbach survived, talk to him after the fight; only a living Ansbach can later hand over his finest weapons.
If you helped Leda kill Ansbach, see her at Highroad Cross for the Retaliatory Crossed-Tree.

Shadow Keep: Messmer the Impaler

Inside Messmer's arena, use Hornsent's sign on the right or Jolán's on the left; a summoned Hornsent later invades near the Church of the Bud instead.
Defeat Messmer the Impaler for the Remembrance of the Impaler and Messmer's Kindling.
Touch the Messmer's Dark Chamber grace that appears in the arena.
If Hornsent fought beside you, rest and talk to him in the arena; if you miss him there, he waits at Highroad Cross.
At Highroad Cross, pick up the Message from Leda left beside the cross.
If you ignored the first pair of signs, talk to Hornsent and Leda at Highroad Cross, reload, then speak to Leda again to start her hunt for Ansbach.
Wearing the Divine Beast Head, visit the Hornsent Grandam at Small Private Altar for a Gourmet Scorpion Stew.
Reload and collect a second Gourmet Scorpion Stew while she sleeps.

Shadow Keep: Church District and the Scadutree Avatar

From Church District Entrance, work through the district until you drop through the church roof.
Inside the church, go east and unlock the Prayer Room with the Prayer Room Key to find Fire Knight Queelign.
Choose his reward: an Iris of Grace earns the Fire Knight Queelign spirit ash, while an Iris of Occultation brought later earns Queelign's Greatsword.
Explore onward and pull the lever that lowers the water level.
Optional: with the water gone, kill the Ulcerated Tree Spirit in the district for an Iris of Occultation.
Optional: jump onto the half-sunken Marika statue and grab the Scadutree Fragment from its hand; draining the water makes this easier.
Go back to the church, drop to the bottom and follow the path west, then north through a doorway.
An elevator past the doorway sinks to the Tree-Worship Passage grace; ride it and rest there.
Continue to the statue ahead and pick up the second Iris of Grace beneath it.
Follow the passage on to the Tree-Worship Sanctum grace.
Defeat the Scadutree Avatar for the Remembrance of the Shadow Sunflower and Miquella's Great Rune.
Touch the Scadutree Base grace once the Avatar falls.

Shadow Keep: Through the Storehouse to the Back Gate

From Tree-Worship Passage, walk back south and, still inside the church, round the corner east to a lift that carries you up.
Follow the corridor west to light the Storehouse, Back Section grace.
Climb through the rafters and outer walkways to the Storehouse, Loft grace.
Take the lift above and keep going until you reach the Shadow Keep, Back Gate grace.
Enter the room to the east and take the Scadutree Fragment at the foot of the Marika statue.
Perform the O Mother gesture in front of that statue to open a hidden path onward.

Scaduview: Commander Gaius and the Scadutree Chalice

Optional: go out through the archway north of the Back Gate and defeat Commander Gaius for the Remembrance of the Wild Boar Rider.
Touch the Scaduview grace on the far side of his arena.
Follow the path north through the tall arch to the Scadutree Chalice and pick up the five Scadutree Fragments among its roots.

Scaduview: The Hinterland and the Bell of Dheo

Walk through the opened passage to the Hinterland grace.
Ride south-east along the road; Jolán's summon sign lies just before the first Tree Sentinel if you want help with the pair.
Cross the bridge to the north-east and touch the Hinterland Bridge grace.
Continue east along the road to the Fingerstone Hill grace.
In the Finger Ruins of Dheo, far to the south-east, sound the central bell; the Cerulean Seed Talisman +1 is the reward.

Scadu Altus: Metyr and the End of Ymir's Story

At the Cathedral of Manus Metyr, check in with Jolán at her pillar.
Speak with Count Ymir to receive Ruins Map (3rd), and keep talking until he repeats.
Reload the area so Ymir leaves, then examine his empty throne to reveal a ladder.
Descend and beat the invading Swordhand of Night Anna to collect the Claws of Night.
Optional: on a ledge to the left partway along the finger path, take the Finger-Weaver's Cookbook [2].
Ring the bell at the end of the Finger Ruins of Miyr to be carried to Metyr.
Bring down Metyr, Mother of Fingers; the Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers is your prize.
Touch the Finger Birthing Grounds grace that appears after the fight.
Back at the cathedral, examine the throne again; beat the invading Jolán, then Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers.
Collect Ymir's rewards: the High Priest Set, the Maternal Staff and Ymir's Bell Bearing.
Rest, then find Jolán dying by her pillar: an Iris of Grace earns the Swordhand of Night Jolán ashes, an Iris of Occultation the Sword of Night.
Go through the door west of the cathedral into the graveyard, take Cherishing Fingers from the grave and read the headstone.
From the Hinterland grace, ride south-east and climb the slope to the far corner.
Drop down the rocks to the south-east onto a balcony of Rabbath's Rise.
Interact with Anna's puppet to merge your Swordhand of Night Jolán ashes into Jolán and Anna.

Scadu Altus: Recluses' River and the Darklight Catacombs

Starting at Main Gate Plaza, pass through the eastern door and climb until the paths cross.
Take the south-east path, climb down a ladder, slip behind the waterfall and descend the next ladder.
In the room with the painting, pass through the illusory wall and ride the coffin down to the Castle Watering Hole grace.
Optional: south-east past the Ruins of Unte, a statue against the cliff holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Continue south-east along the riverbank and light the Recluses' River Upstream grace.
Optional: a stone coffin at the foot of the waterfall below the Upstream grace contains a Scadutree Fragment.
Follow the river path to the Recluses' River Downstream grace.
Optional: two lesser hippopotamuses in the lake past the grace each drop a Scadutree Fragment.
Optional: hug the cliff south of the grace down into the Village of Flies for another Revered Spirit Ash.
Jump down the tombstones jutting from the cliff face until you reach the bottom.
Head south-south-east and drop down a second run of tombstones.
Open the catacomb door and ride the lift down to the Darklight Catacombs grace.
Push through the catacombs and defeat Jori, Elder Inquisitor for the Barbed Staff-Spear.

Abyssal Woods: Sneaking Through the Dark

Touch the Forsaken Graveyard grace just past Jori's arena.
Go south through the dark trees to the Woodland Trail grace.
Continue south and defeat the Madding Hand for the weapon of the same name, the Madding Hand.
Head south-east to the stele for Map: Abyss.
Touch the Church Ruins grace a short distance from the stele.
Take the two Scadutree Fragments from the altar of the abandoned church.
Ride far west and read the messages on the ground for hints on slipping past the hunters.
Use the bushes for cover and steer clear of the flowers that alert the hunters; they only take damage after you parry them.
Parry and kill the hunter nearest the Church Ruins grace for the Aged One's Exultation talisman.
Keep the wall close and travel far west until you reach the corner.

Midra's Manse: The Lord of Frenzied Flame

Travel far south from the corner and open the manse doors to touch the Manse Hall grace.
Speak to the ghostly figure lingering near the Manse Hall grace.
Hit the painting on the east wall; it hides an illusory wall that vanishes when struck.
Work through the manse to the Midra's Library grace.
Optional: walk east on the wooden walkway and jump through the first window on your left to get the Mad Craftsman's Cookbook [3].
Optional: cross the library atop the bookshelves to the large enemy on the far side; it drops a Revered Spirit Ash.
Carry on until you open the shortcut door back to the Manse Hall grace.
In the room beyond that door, hit the large painting to expose another illusory wall.
Continue upward to the Second Floor Chamber grace.
North of the grace, jump onto the chandelier beside the ladder for a Revered Spirit Ash.
Face Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame in the chamber ahead; victory yields the Remembrance of the Lord of Frenzied Flame.
Touch the Discussion Chamber grace that appears after Midra falls.

Gravesite Plain: Igon and the Dragon's Pit

Leave Castle Front by the south-eastern road and light the Pillar Path Waypoint grace along it.
Find Igon groaning on the ground nearby and talk to him until he repeats himself.
Head south-west down the road lined with dragon statues; an Ancient Dragon-Man may invade along the way.
Watch the right-hand cliff for a hanging jar and break it for the Herbalist's Bell Bearing.
Enter the cave on the left with a lit brazier and touch the Dragon's Pit grace.
Clear the pit and defeat the Ancient Dragon-Man for the Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana.

Jagged Peak: Igon's Hunt for Bayle

Touch the Dragon's Pit Terminus grace just outside the boss room.
Head east up the hill and defeat the Jagged Peak Drake resting below.
Behind the drake's resting spot, travel south past the dragon corpse and activate the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion grace.
Optional: search the ruin just north of the grace for Igon's Cookbook [1].
Talk to the Dragon Communion Priestess and agree to devour draconic essence, earning the Ancient Dragon's Blessing.
Keep talking to her until her lines repeat.
Decide her fate: Thiollier's Concoction leads to Dragonbolt of Florissax and Ancient Dragon Florissax; withholding it leads to the Flowerstone Gavel and Priestess Heart.
If giving the concoction: pass time to night at another grace, return and hand it over, then let a full day pass before speaking to her.
Double back north, then climb the upper trail until you reach the Foot of the Jagged Peak grace.
Defeat the two Jagged Peak Drakes fighting each other on the slope.
Reload, then find Igon at the canyon mouth south-east of the battlefield and talk to him for Igon's Furled Finger.
Optional: past the two spiritsprings, take the right-hand path among rolling boulders to a corpse holding a Scadutree Fragment.
Climb east to the Jagged Peak Mountainside grace.
Optional: Igon's Cookbook [2] lies on the cliff a short way north-east of the grace.
Optional: the Ancient Dragon Senessax can be fought on the slopes around the Mountainside grace.
Keep climbing to the Jagged Peak Summit grace, but stay out of the boss arena until the Priestess is settled.
Enter the arena, summon Igon from the sign just inside on the left and defeat Bayle the Dread for the Heart of Bayle.
Touch the Rest of the Dread Dragon grace.
Return to Igon's spot near the Foot of the Jagged Peak to collect Igon's Greatbow, Igon's Set and Igon's Bell Bearing.
Visit the Priestess at the Grand Altar for her reward; if you drugged her, confess it to receive everything.

Charo's Hidden Grave: The Field of Red Flowers

From the Grand Altar, cross west over the dead dragon's body, climb the ramp and drop into the field of red flowers.
Optional: check the rocks in the small stream at the start for the Grave Keeper's Cookbook [2].
Follow the stream and defeat the Tibia Mariner for Tibia's Cookbook.
Head south-west and west to touch the Charo's Hidden Grave grace.
West of the grace, jump up behind the Miranda Flower and kill the lesser hippopotamus for a Scadutree Fragment.
Optional: a Death Rite Bird haunts the lake north-west of the grace.
Ride north-west past the cages to the cave of Lamenter's Gaol and touch its grace.
Work through the gaol with the keys found inside and defeat the Lamenter for the Lamenter's Mask.

Ancient Ruins of Rauh: Road to the Church of the Bud

From the West Rampart grace, ride west across the long bridge, entering through the archway on its right side.
At the far end, climb the spiral stairs and ride the lift up to the Viaduct Minor Tower grace.
Just inside the first ruins west of the grace, kill the glowing Shadowpot for a Revered Spirit Ash.
Head west into the underground tunnels and find your way out the far side to the Rauh Ancient Ruins, East grace.
Pick up the Scadutree Fragment at the Miquella's Cross by the grace.
Read the Ancient Ruins Cross Message lying near the cross.
Optional: a short way north-east of the grace, near a waterfall, lies the Ash of War: Dryleaf Whirlwind.
Cross the bridge west, then turn south to the Rauh Ancient Ruins, West grace.
Climb the stairs of the ruined building beside the grace and collect the Scadutree Fragment up there.
Optional: leave that building by its north side to a large gazebo where a statue guarded by two Horned Warriors holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Head west toward the rot-filled church, but first climb the slope north-east of it and break the stone pile to open a shortcut.
If you summoned Hornsent against Messmer, he invades near the church entrance; defeat him for the Hornsent Set, Falx and Soiled Loincloth.
Light the Church of the Bud, Main Entrance grace before stepping into the church.
With Dryleaf Dane's sign called in, take on Romina, Saint of the Bud and claim the Remembrance of the Saint of the Bud.
Touch the Church of the Bud grace inside the arena.
Before burning the Sealing Tree, finish what's left for Leda, Hornsent, Freyja, Moore, Ansbach, Thiollier, Dryleaf Dane and St. Trina; several threads end there.

Enir-Ilim: Climbing to the Gate of Divinity

Up the southern stairs from the Church of the Bud grace stands the Sealing Tree; set it alight with Messmer's Kindling.
Once the tree has burned, touch the Enir-Ilim: Outer Wall grace where you arrive.
Follow the path up along the outer wall to the First Rise grace.
Optional: climb the stairs west of First Rise, cross the courtyard and leap the gap to kill a Fat Inquisitor for a Revered Spirit Ash.
Optional: drop through that gap instead and go west to a statue holding two Revered Spirit Ash.
Work your way up to the Spiral Rise grace.
Take the Scadutree Fragment at the last Miquella's Cross, right by the grace.
Optional: climb the stairs from Spiral Rise and leave by the left window onto the rooftops; a room off the final staircase holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
Optional: keep crossing the rooftops to a tower whose altar holds a Scadutree Fragment.
Continue climbing the tower city to the Cleansing Chamber Anteroom grace.
Take the Scadutree Fragment from the altar beside the grace.
Summon whichever allies your choices left you, then use the sign ahead to fight Needle Knight Leda and her companions.
Loot Leda's Sword, Leda's Armor and Dane's Footwork from the fallen; these always drop.
Collect whatever the other foes leave, such as Freyja's Greatsword and Freyja's Set, or Moore's Bell Bearing, Verdigris Greatshield and Verdigris Set.
Ride the lift up and, if Sir Ansbach is waiting there, talk to him.
A long staircase rises beyond the lift; light the Divine Gate Front Staircase grace before the final arena.
Summon your remaining allies and defeat Promised Consort Radahn for the Remembrance of a God and a Lord.
Rest at the Gate of Divinity grace once the fight ends.
Search the arena for the Let Us Go Together gesture.
If Thiollier's quest is complete, reload and take Thiollier's Hidden Needle and Thiollier's Set near the arena entrance.
If Ansbach fought alongside you, pick up the Obsidian Lamina, Furious Blade of Ansbach and Ansbach's Set near the entrance as well.
Warp to the Garden of Deep Purple and take St. Trina's Blossom from the spot where she stood.