Highlights

  • Exploring the Lands Between in Elden Ring may cause players to miss out on some quests due to the overwhelming amount of hidden content.
  • It's important for players to find balance in their explorations and not miss any legendary items or armor rewards by completing certain quests.
  • While some quests might be hidden, they may not offer any special rewards upon completion, so players should keep that in mind.

Exploring the wide open world of the Lands Between might come at the cost of missing some Quests in Elden Ring. Players will sometimes get overwhelmed by the amount of hidden content found in all the regions and might lock away some Quests by accidentally killing a character or making them hostile.

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It’s essential to try and find balance while playing Elden Ring to not miss out on any legendary item or armor given as a reward for completing a certain Quest. However, although some Quests are hidden, completing them might not reward anything special, so keep that in mind.

7 Boc

Best Seamster in the Lands Between

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Boc the Seamster is a fragile creature who learned the art of sewing from his late mother. To find him, players need to pass next to a specific bush in Limgrave. Otherwise, Boc won’t call out for help. He transformed into a bush to hide from those who stole his sewing kit and made fun of him.

If players wish for Boc’s services to become available, they need to retrieve his kit from the Coastal Cave and give it to him. Later on, Boc expresses how much he wishes to be reborn by visiting Rennala, and Tarnished can stop him by using the "You're Beautiful" Prattling Pate item.

6 Rya

Volcano Manor’s Scout

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Completing Rya’s questline is somewhat sad, to say the least, as she’s a half-snake that can’t seem to fit anywhere. You will first encounter her in Liurnia of the Lakes inside one of the gazebos looking for the thief who stole her necklace. After retrieving said necklace, she invites you to the Volcano Manor and proceeds to wait near the Lift in Altus Plateau.

The real Rya Quest starts in Volcano Manor as players must complete some assassination Quests and listen to Rya’s secret while speaking with Tanith to finally receive some sort of reward. Tarnished will likely lock themselves out of Rya’s Quest as they progress through the Volcano Manor, where they will eventually kill Rykard.

5 Patches

Patches the Untethered

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While exploring Murkwater Cave in Limgrave, Tarnished will come across Patches as a boss fight once they open his chest. Once the boss is down to 50% health, he starts begging to be spared. Obviously, killing him will lock out his Quest, where he acts as a merchant and shares some exclusive secrets about the Lands Between.

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Other than the fact that he opens a shop and sells some precious items like Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot to increase Runes gain, he’s also the one who hints that beneath the esteemed Raya Lucaria Academy is an Abductor Virgin who transports players into the scorching hell of Volcano Manor.

4 D, Beholder Of Death

D, Hunter of the Dead's twin brother

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D, Beholder of Death’s Quest is actually triggered by completing a few steps of Fia’s Quest in Elden Ring. After killing D, Hunter of the Dead at the Roundtable Hold, you will find him weeping in the Great Waterfall Basin, which is located in Nokron, Eternal City. Not triggering Fia’s Quest or progressing too much in the game may result in D’s disappearance.

One of the benefits of D’s Quest is the ability to summon him as a phantom to help with the Twin Gargoyles boss fight. Additionally, a hidden dialogue will take place at the end of Fia’s Quest where he finally avenges his dead twin.

3 Jar Bairn

The Youngest Warrior Jar

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Jar Bairn is related to Iron Fist Alexander and wishes to be just like him when he grows up. Upon reaching the Jarburg village for the first time, players will encounter all types of Jar, including Jar Bairn. The Quest is a bit time-consuming and might seem unfinished as the little jar doesn’t interact much with you until Diallos appears, since unfortunately, players' hands aren't smooth enough to become Potentate.

Complete a couple of steps from Diallos’ Quest until he leaves the Volcano Manor and joins the Jarburg village, and then finish Iron Alexander’s Quest to receive a special Talisman in Elden Ring from Jar Bairn. Most players might not realize there's a connection between Diallos from the House Hoslow and Jar Bairn.

2 Latenna

The Albinauric Woman

Meeting Latenna.

Although Latenna is first encountered in the Slumbering Wolf's Shack found in Liurnia of the Lakes, she won’t agree to speak with players because she considers them one of the barbarians who destroyed her village. To not miss her Quest, you need to speak with the disguised Albus at the Village of the Albinaurics to get one part of the Haligtree Secret Medallion and then seek Latenna, otherwise, her Quest is locked and only her ashes are found.

Once Latenna figures out that you're a friend, not a foe, she requests her Ashes to be taken to the Apostate Derelict in the Concentrated Snowfield, where she rewards a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

1 Blaidd

Ranni's Most Trusted Ally

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Tarnished will first hear about Blaidd from Kale in the Church of Elleh. The merchant will explain the mysterious howling heard near the Mistwood Ruins and give players a special gesture to trigger the Quest. Upon using the gesture near the Mistwood Ruins, Blaidd will appear and explain his mission. You can summon Blaidd to fight Darriwil in the Forlorn Hound Evergaol and, later on, to fight General Radahn.

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After completing Ranni’s Quest in Elden Ring, return to Ranni’s Rise and fight him to get his weapon and his armor. Most players might ignore the howling and never know that it’s possible to ask Kale about it.

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