Author: Keflor Lamichhane

You have never played a Soulsborne game right if you have not equipped an additional weapon on your shield hand, while sacrificing your defense for an all-out offense. In a few games, when you equip two melee weapons of the same family on both left and right, you can gain a whole new move-set. This absolute commitment to an all-out offensive play style is what we call a Power Stance. Elden Ring inherited the Power Stance from its predecessor, Dark Souls 2. Back in the day, it was Dark Souls 2’s most troublesome and overpowered mechanic, which made FromSoftware think…

Sanctuary Stones are shiny golden streaked crafting materials found in Elden Ring. These coffee bean resembling items are described as small fragments of a fallen star. You might come across these trinkets while you are exploring some ruined structures in certain areas of the game. You can use Sanctuary Stones to craft two healing items. Both these crafted items create a small healing zone or a sanctuary, although some conditions are applied. In most FromSoft Games, healing items are limited and have a set of limitations or rules. Similar to you running out of healing flasks, these items also do…

Astel is a mighty boss found in the optional content of Elden Ring. This monster, right out of a cosmic horror tale, is located deep beneath Nokstella in an area called Lake of Rot. This lake is a classic FromSoftware poison swamp area and we know they love to put at least one of those in every one of their games. Astel will be blocking a very important route there, towards the Deep Ainsel Well. The lift there is the only way to reach the Moonlight Altar, final location for Ranni’s questline. It’s easier to get to Astel if you…

Volcano Manor is an enormous castle-estate located in Elden Ring. You will find this manor nestled among active volcanoes of the Altus Plateau. And if you are heading here, congratulations, you have already completed the first half of the Elden Ring. Volcano Manor houses Praetor Rykard and his consort Lady Tanlith, along with their followers. They are the sworn enemies of Erdtree and are actively in war against them. The entire region of the Altus Plateau is overseen from Volcano Manor. This portion of Lands Between has much to explore with multiple quests, NPCs, new enemies and mighty bosses. The…

The Unalloyed Gold Needle, made of unsullied gold, is an important quest item in Elden Ring. Gold is regarded as one of the noble metals as it does not suffer from Rot or Rust. This intricate golden needle is said to be capable of resisting the devastating Scarlet Rot plaguing the Lands Between. In the game, this tiny needle is involved in a long questline involving important Demigods like Miquella, Malenia, and an engaging NPC called Millicent.  This needle was originally created by Miquella in an attempt to cure his twin sister Malenia of the Scarlet Rot. For us, it…

Gowry is an NPC found in the Elden Ring’s rotting region of Caelid . You meet this NPC in a rundown location known as Gowry’s Shack. His first impressions may be that of a sickly old man, but he is a mysterious character with an intriguing lore. Gowry is also important in another story, which involves a questline involving an even more interesting NPC named Millicent. Most NPCs can be killed in the Elden Ring. A few swings of your weapon will cause them to aggro. And when aggroed they will fight you till they die. But, Gowry is built…

Queen Marika is the immortal ruler of the Lands Between. She is not just a monarch but also a God. In the course of her reign, she commanded the Golden Army, which radiantly ruled the Lands Between for an eternal era. It was during that period, she was enshrined and worshiped all across the Lands Between. Marika is descended from the race of Numens, who are said to be a race of otherworldly beings. You can even choose Numenian as your player’s race during initial character creation, it although bears no significance for us. God-Queen Marika was also an Empyrean, which…

Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen is an item you get after defeating Rennala, the final boss of Raya Lucaria Academy. You can either give this single-use consumable item to an NPC who will give you a choice of 2 items for exchange, or you can consume them yourselves for Runes. Before consuming the Remembrance hastily to get Runes, remember that they can be exchanged for legendary weapons wielded by the bosses you have vanquished. After you defeat Rennala and get the Remembrance of Full Moon Queen, you may have a couple of Remembrances in your inventory. If you are…

Rennala the Queen of Full Moon is a boss character who later turns into a NPC after you defeat her. She can be found inside the Raya Lucaria Academy. She is a must-defeat boss in order to unlock the ability to rebirth your character. To find Rennala, you need to enter Raya Lucaria Academy and navigate through it. You also have to fight a mini boss and a sworn Carian Knight, both of whom are protecting the path to Rennala. You can either follow the video guide or the steps below to get to her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPXP3k-9bHA Find the Academy Glintstone…

Fingerslayer Blade is probably one of the more difficult-to-find items. You have to give Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni and in exchange, she will give you the Cairan Inverted Statue. The statue is essential to progress with her questline and obtain access to Ainsel River Main, an underground location in the Elden Ring.  There are three main steps, and we will divide these into sub-steps. The most basic prerequisite to follow these steps is, you should have found the Three Sisters Region in Liurnia. You can get here once you defeat Royal Knight Loretta at the end of Carian Manor.   Activate…