Elden Ring: A Comprehensive Guide to NPC Questlines
Elden Ring's richly detailed world is further enhanced by its numerous NPC questlines, each adding depth to the lore and often unlocking otherwise inaccessible areas. However, FromSoftware's cryptic storytelling and lack of quest markers can make discovering these quests challenging. This guide provides an overview of nearly 30 intertwined NPC questlines, offering brief summaries and links to complete walkthroughs.
- White Mask Varre: This early encounter introduces a less-than-friendly character whose questline offers one path to Mohgwyn Palace, an endgame area crucial to accessing the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. [Link to White Mask Varre Quest Guide]

- Ranni the Witch: Initially known as Renna, Ranni's quest is one of the longest and most impactful, involving an Empyrean's journey to godhood and a voyage across the stars, requiring exploration of several secret areas including the Lake of Rot. [Link to Ranni Quest Guide]

- Roderika: Found outside Stormveil Castle, Roderika offers the Spirit Jellyfish summon and ultimately becomes a Spirit Tuner in the Roundtable Hold, crucial for upgrading Spirit Ashes. [Link to Spirit Ashes Upgrade Guide]

- Boc the Seamster: This friendly Demi-human's quest involves retrieving sewing implements and making a consequential choice with unclear outcomes. [Link to Boc Quest Guide]

- Patches: A recurring character in FromSoftware games, Patches appears in several locations, starting in a Limgrave cave. [Link to Patches Quest Guide]

- Sorceress Sellen & Jerren: Sellen's quest begins in Limgrave and leads to a confrontation with Witch-Hunter Jerren, forcing a choice between two powerful sorcerers. [Link to Sellen Quest Guide]

- Blaidd: Met in the Mistwood or later in conjunction with Ranni's questline, Blaidd, the Half-Wolf, plays a significant role in her story. [Link to Blaidd Quest Guide]

- Kenneth Haight: Liberating his fort, Fort Haight, in Limgrave, connects to Nepheli Loux's quest. [Link to Kenneth Haight Location Guide]

- Iron Fist Alexander: This iconic character's quest involves multiple encounters, culminating in a final meeting in Farum Azula. [Link to Alexander Quest Guide]

- Bloody Finger Hunter Yura & Shabriri: Yura's questline involves a tragic encounter with Shabriri, a follower of the Three Fingers. [Link to Yura Quest Guide]

- Warmaster Bernahl: This questline involves multiple encounters, starting as a friendly NPC and ending with a potential battle. [Link to Bernahl Quest Guide]

- Brother Corhyn & Goldmask: This shared questline involves finding Goldmask in the Altus Plateau and studying the Golden Order, rewarding a Mending Rune. [Link to Goldmask Quest Guide]

- Diallos: Diallos's questline unfolds in Roundtable Hold and Volcano Manor, leading to self-discovery and his place in House Hoslow. [Link to Diallos Quest Guide]

- D, Hunter of the Dead: This questline intersects with Fia's, impacting her ultimate fate. [Link to D, Hunter of the Dead Quest Guide]

- Fia, Deathbed Companion: Fia's questline explores Those Who Live In Death and Godwyn's fate, rewarding a Mending Rune. [Link to Fia Quest Guide]

- Edgar & Irina: This father-daughter questline involves defending Castle Morne and culminates in the Revenger's Shack. [Link to Edgar Quest Guide]

- Sorcerer Rogier: Rogier's quest explores Deathroot and Godwyn's murder, leading to a poignant ending. [Link to Rogier Quest Guide]

- Nepheli Loux: Nepheli's quest involves discovering her true lineage after being abandoned by Sir Gideon Ofnir. [Link to Nepheli Loux Quest Guide]

- Gurranq, the Beast Clergyman: This questline involves collecting Deathroot to progress and unlock Incantations. [Link to Deathroot Locations Guide]

- Finger Maiden Hyetta: Hyetta's quest delves into the Frenzied Flame, ultimately leading to a specific ending. [Link to Hyetta Quest Guide]

(Note: The bracketed "[Link to ...]" sections above would contain actual links to detailed walkthroughs in a fully functional guide.) The remaining NPCs (Thops, Rya, Blackguard Big Boggart, Jar Bairn, Preceptor Seluvis, Latenna, The Dung Eater, Gowry & Millicent, and Tanith & The Volcano Manor) would follow a similar format within a complete guide.