Hornsent Questline – Elden Ring DLC ​​Walkthrough

Hornsent is an NPC you meet at the Three-Path Cross Site of Grace early in Fire ring‘S Shadow of the Earth Tree Additional content.

He can give you some maps, but once you reach Shadowkeep, his quest line becomes much more complicated.

Hornsent is also not to be confused with Hornsent Grandam, another NPC you find imprisoned in Belurat.

Our Fire ring The DLC guide will guide you through where to find Hornsentand all the steps you need to take to complete his questline, including the Hornsent or Leda Selection.

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Hornsent locations

Not far from Gravesite Plain, you will meet Hornsent for the first time. He will be hanging out with Redmane Freyja at the Three-Path Cross Site of Grace.

After you defeat Rellana, the Twin Moon Knight in Castle Ensis, he will move to the Highroad Cross Site of Grace on Scadu Altus. There he hangs out with Needle Knight Leda. Your quest lines intertwine a bit until Hornsent becomes involved in your journey in Shadow Keep.

The final scene is an invasion outside the Church of the Bud in the Rauh Ruins region.

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First meeting of the Hornsent in Gravesite Plain

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From the beginning Shadow of the Earth Tree At the Plain Site of Grace Gravesitefollow the road north. Past the burnt ruins and your first furnace golem you reach the Three-way cross – place of grace.

Talk to Redmane Freyja and Hornsent and exhaust both dialogues. Hornsent gives you the Cross map which marks the locations of some of Miquellas crosses.

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Second Hornsent meeting in Scadu Altus

Before you meet Hornsent again, you must go through Belurat, Tower Settlement and defeat the Divine Beast Dancing Lion. And then you must explore Castle Ensis and defeat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight.

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Afterwards you will meet Hornsent and Needle Knight Leda at the Highroad Site of Grace in Scadu Altus. This time Hornsent will give you the Map New Cross City Map this marks a few more Miquellas crosses.

If you want, you can give him something Scorpion stew by Hornsent Grandam. It gives you a little extra dialogue, but doesn’t seem to have any effect on the quest lines.

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Lift the spell and return to Hornsent and Leda

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Before anything can happen with Hornsent, you must Approach Shadow Fortress. Just before you reach the entrance door, you will receive two messages – “Somewhere a large rune has broken…” And “And it also has a powerful charm.” Both refer to Miquella and the NPCs you have met so far.

Enter Shadow Keep to unlock the Shadow Keep Main Gate Site of Grace, but do not fight the Golden hippo still. Return to the Highroad Site of Grace instead.

Talk to Hornsent and Leda. Make sure you go through both dialogues completely.

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Summon Hornsent for the Golden Hippo boss fight.

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Head back to the main gate of Shadow Keep, Site of Grace. This time, there is a golden summoning sign to the right of the door. Summon Hornsent to help you with the Golden Hippo boss fight.

You can go through as much of Shadow Keep as you want, but Be sure to stop when (or before) you reach the entrance to the Dark Chamber of Grace.

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At any point after the Golden Hippo fight and before the boss fight against Messmer the Impaler, head back to the Highroad Cross Site of Grace. Report back to Hornsent and Leda. Keep talking to them until Leda decides it’s time to start killing people.

She’ll ask your opinion, but you don’t have to decide anything right now. Ultimately, you’re just waiting for Leda to say she’s going to kill Hornsent – it may take a few rests at the Place of Mercy for it to trigger.

Before she can kill him, Hornsent will disappear. Report to Leda again and then return to Shadow Fortress.

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Be called to assist Hornsent or Leda

From the main gate of Grace’s Shadow Keep, go through the door on the right (east) side and up the ramp. At the top of the rampart, turn right and you will find a pair of summoning tokens – one red and one gold.

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Here you have the choice: be called to assist Needle Knight Leda or be called to support HornsentUltimately, this is about Leda’s decision to kill Hornsent.

• If you choose Leda, You will (attempt to) kill Hornsent and, unsurprisingly, end his quest on the spot. You will still get his drops though, so it’s an option.
• If you choose Hornsentyou are summoned to another world and must fight a ghostly version of Leda (she doesn’t actually die here). Defeating her will reward you with the Swift Slash Ash of War and Leda’s Rune (worth 40,000 runes).

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Summon Hornsent for the boss fight against Messmer the Impaler

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Once you have done all this, you will find a summoning sign for Hornsent Inside Tthe boss battle arena for Messmer the Impaler.

From that Entrance to the dark chamber, place of gracesqueeze through the doors and watch the cutscene. Before things get too hectic, look on the ground behind you and to the right for Hornsent’s golden summoning shield.

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After the fight, rest at the new Messmer’s dark chamber, place of grace. When you get back up, Hornsent will be there with a little monologue. Let him finish and then you can move on.

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Hornsent invasion at the Church of the Bud

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The last step of Hornsent’s journey takes place much later near the church of Bud in Rough Ruins. As you travel through the caves on your way to the church, you will be attacked by Hornsent just before you reach the main entrance of the Church of the Bud.

Defeat him as an invader and he will Scythe curved swords, Caterpillar mask, Braided cord coat, Braided arm wrapsAnd Soiled loincloth.

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Looking for more Shadow of the Earth Tree Instructions? Check out our instructions for new Fire ring DLC weapons, armor, map fragments, Places of Grace, and Talismans. We also have location guides for where to find Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ash, and an interactive Fire ring DLC map.