Remembrance Guide for All Characters in Elden Ring Nightreign

Night Lords

Night Lords are the big bad bosses you face on Day 3 of each Expedition. The first one you’ll tangle with is Gladius, Beast of Night (Expedition: Tricephalos), but beating it unlocks more.

Wylder

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: Ready to go from the start.
• Chapter 2: Run Expeditions to grab Memory Fragments or beat Tricephalos to unlock.
• Chapter 3: First Remembrance Quest: Find a Whetstone.
• Chapter 4: Keep running Expeditions for Memory Fragments to unlock.
• Chapter 5: Second Remembrance Quest: Chat with the Iron Menial.
• Chapter 6: Finish the second Remembrance Quest, then beat 4 unique Night Lords to unlock.
• Chapter 7: Third Remembrance Quest: Grab a Silver Tear from Limveld.
• Chapter 8: Unlocks after finishing the third Remembrance Quest.

Wylder - Journal Chapter 3: Find a Whetstone in Limveld

Prerequisites: Unlocked after grabbing Memory Fragments and unlocking Duchess.

Walkthrough:

Head to the east side of the Roundtable Hold and talk to the Iron Menial, who’ll tell you to find a whetstone. Start an Expedition and head to a mine marked with an orange flag. Dig deeper until you spot a glowing wall. Take out the Tunnel Crystalian, interact with the wall to grab the Slate Whetstone, and finish the Expedition. Bring the Slate Whetstone back to the Iron Menial. Pick up your rewards from the table, including the earrings on your left. Take the Mended Earrings to the southeast corner of the Roundtable Hold, raise them to the light, and hand them to the Duchess at the Relic Rites altar. Wrap up the Remembrance in the Journal to finish Chapter 3. You’ll get the Wylder’s Slate Whetstone relic, which lets you do a follow-up Greatsword attack after a Claw Shot and adds temporary fire damage.

Wylder - Journal Chapter 5: Talk to the Iron Menial

Prerequisites: Unlocked after collecting Memory Fragments from Expeditions.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance, then head to the Visual Codex room and check out the books with a glowing white dot. You’ll get a message about a heavy door opening. Head down the stairs by the Visual Codex, turn left, and go down another set of stairs. Follow the path to find the Iron Menial. Check out the three sarcophagi and ask the Iron Menial about the Priestess of the Roundtable. Head back upstairs or fast travel to the Shore and talk to the Duchess. Finish the Remembrance by interacting with the nearby light.

Wylder - Journal Chapter 7: Acquire a Silver Tear from Limveld

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating 4 unique Night Lords.

Walkthrough:

Read the letter in the workshop on the east side of the Roundtable Hold to get the Virtuous Thief’s Key. Go to the Crypt, open the chest at the end of the stairs, and talk to the Recluse—either dialogue option works. Chat with the Iron Menial to get the objective to find a Silver Tear in Limveld. Start an Expedition, follow the objective marker, and grab the Silver Tear from a sarcophagus on the ground level (not underground). Take out the Mimic Troll that spawns, and a Black Knife Assassin might pop up, but you don’t need to fight it. Return to the Iron Menial, finish the Remembrance, and you’ll score the Silver Tear Relic and Wylder’s Remembrance outfit.

Guardian

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1-3: Available right away. Run Expeditions to grab Memory Fragments for Chapters 2-3 (no Night Lord kill needed).
• Chapter 4: First Remembrance Quest: Beat the Cracked Golem and grab the Stone Stake.
• Chapter 5: Beat another Night Lord (can be Tricephalos again) to unlock Chapter 6.
• Chapter 6: Second Remembrance Quest: Complete tasks with the Wandering Merchant in the Roundtable Hold.
• Chapter 7: Third Remembrance Quest: Buy the tome from the Demon Merchant in an Expedition.
• Chapter 8: Unlocks after finishing the third Remembrance Quest.
• Chapter 9: Fourth Remembrance Quest: Find a book in the west library and talk to the Recluse.
• Chapter 10: Unlocks after finishing the fourth Remembrance Quest.

Guardian - Journal Chapter 4: Find the Stone Stake in Limveld

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating Gladius.

Walkthrough:

Check the Guardian’s Journal and start the Remembrance quest to enter the Realm of Remembrances. Talk to the Iron Menial in the southwest library of the Roundtable Hold and keep chatting until you can ask about the “cursed weapon.” They’ll hint at items to grab in an Expedition. Start one, check the map for the orange marker, and head there. Beat the Cracked Golem to get the Stone Stake and see the “Objective Achieved” notification. Return to the Iron Menial, go through their dialogue, and they’ll give you the Second Volume key item. Finish the Remembrance via the gateway next to them.

Guardian - Journal Chapter 6: Talk to the Ghost Wandering Merchant

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating another Night Lord as Guardian (can be Tricephalos or another).

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance on page 6, head to the Roundtable Hold’s main room, and go to the dressing room on the east side of the Journal room. Talk to the ghostly Wandering Merchant until they give you the Eerie Charm. You can buy 1-passive relics from their shop, but it locks after you leave the dressing room. Head back to the main room, and the Guardian will pass out. You’ll wake up in bed and have a quick chat with the Iron Menial and Recluse. Return to the Wandering Merchant, choose “Eliminate” to progress, and you’ll take them out, getting the Merchant’s Ledger. A gateway to finish the Remembrance appears, and you’ll get the Guardian’s Chalice for equipping different-colored Relics.

Guardian - Journal Chapter 7: Buy Tome from Demon Merchant

Prerequisites: Unlocked after finishing Chapter 6 Remembrance.

Walkthrough:

Start the Chapter 7 Remembrance at the Journal and head to the Iron Menial in the Roundtable Hold’s main room. Show them the Merchant’s Ledger, and they’ll send you to find the “demon merchant” (Scale-Bearing Merchant). Start an Expedition with the Remembrance active, check the map for the orange marker, and save up 10,000 Runes. Find the Scale-Bearing Merchant at the marker, pick “I want the tome,” and pay 10,000 Runes to get the Third Volume. Finish the Expedition (no Night Lord kill needed), return to the Iron Menial, show them the tome, and conclude the Remembrance to hit Chapter 8.

Guardian - Journal Chapter 9: Defeat the Night Aspect and Talk to Recluse

Prerequisites: Beating the Night Aspect helps get the Memory Fragment for Chapter 9.

Walkthrough:

Start the Chapter 9 Remembrance at the Journal, head to the west library, and interact with a book in the northwest corner. Check the map for the Recluse’s spot in the Garden, go there, and exhaust her dialogue. Pick either option when prompted to get the Witch’s Brooch. A gateway to finish the Remembrance appears behind you, and you’ll get the Witch’s Brooch as a reward.

Ironeye

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: Available from the start. Run Expeditions for Memory Fragments to unlock Chapter 2.
• Chapter 2: Run Expeditions and collect Memory Fragments to unlock Chapter 3.
• Chapter 3: Run Expeditions or maybe beat a Night Lord to unlock Chapter 4.
• Chapter 4: First Remembrance Quest: Beat the Night Huntsman and deliver the Traitor’s Letter to the Priestess at the Roundtable Hold.
• Chapter 5: Run Expeditions and beat 4 unique Night Lords to unlock Chapter 6.
• Chapter 6: Second Remembrance Quest: Beat the Darkdrift Knight and grab the Edge of Order.

Ironeye - Journal Chapter 4: Defeat the Night Huntsman

Prerequisites: Might need to beat a Night Lord to unlock.

Walkthrough:

Read Ironeye’s Chapter 4 Journal and start the Remembrance. Launch an Expedition to find and take down the Night Huntsman to get the Traitor’s Letter. Finish the Expedition to return to the Roundtable Hold. Deliver the Traitor’s Letter to the Priestess there and talk to her to wrap up the sequence. From the Expeditions Table, head to the library where the Recluse hangs out. Find a door to the north leading to a cistern outside the Hold. The marker to end the Remembrance is to the Priestess’s right.

Ironeye - Journal Chapter 6: Hunt the Darkdrift Knight

Prerequisites: Beat 4 unique Night Lords.

Walkthrough:

Read Ironeye’s Chapter 6 Journal and start the Remembrance. In the flashback Roundtable Hold, head to the cistern where the Priestess was. An open door to her left leads further down. Follow the story prompts, then run an Expedition to hunt Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow. Kill them to get the Edge of Order. Returnсот

System: to the Roundtable Hold, head to the crypt with the Priestess, and follow the cutscene prompts. Look to her right to finish the quest.

Duchess

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: Available when you unlock Duchess.
• Chapter 2: Unlocked after collecting enough Memory Fragments from Expeditions.
• Chapter 3: First Remembrance Quest: Talk to Nightfarers in the Roundtable Hold, then run an Expedition to grab the Golden Dew.
• Chapter 4: Run Expeditions or beat a Night Lord to unlock Chapter 5.
• Chapter 5: Second Remembrance Quest: Find and talk to Wylder, then the Iron Menial.
• Chapter 6: Third Remembrance Quest: Talk to the Raider, run an Expedition to grab Weathervane’s Words, then duel the Revenant.
• Chapter 7: Beat the Night Aspect.
• Chapter 8: Fourth Remembrance Quest: Bless the Iron Coin, then talk to the Iron Menial and Wylder.
• Chapter 9: Wraps up Duchess’s Remembrance Quest.

Duchess - Journal Chapter 3: Obtain The Golden Dew

Prerequisites: Unlocked by collecting Memory Fragments.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance quest from the Journal and talk to the Raider in the main Roundtable room. They’ll point you to Wylder in the room past the Journal. Chat with Wylder, then head back to the Raider. Start an Expedition, and an objective will pop up on the southwestern part of the map. Fight through some enemies to reach it—level up a bit first to make it easier. Take out the three Guardians of the Dew, grab the Golden Dew, and finish or fail the Expedition. Back at the Roundtable Hold, show Wylder the Golden Dew. Then talk to the Raider, who’ll send you to the Revenant on the western side of the map. The Revenant will direct you to the Iron Menial in the Visual Codex room. Talk to the Iron Menial, and a ghostly spring will appear nearby. Interact with it to finish the Remembrance and get the Golden Dew reward.

Duchess - Journal Chapter 5: Obtain The Golden Dew

Prerequisites: Unlocked by finishing the prior Remembrance and beating a Night Lord.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance and find Wylder slumped against the left wall by the Roundtable Hold. Head to the dining room, exit through the hole, and turn right to find him. Eat Wylder’s Pita Bread, then talk to him. Find the Iron Menial and discuss the Pita Bread. A ghostly spring will appear to finish the Remembrance, giving you Duchess’s Chalice as a reward.

Duchess - Journal Chapter 6: Obtain Weathervane’s Words

Prerequisites: Unlocked after the prior Remembrance.

Walkthrough:

Find the Raider in the dining room and talk to them about not fighting the Night Lord. They’ll mention Weathervane. Start an Expedition with the Remembrance active, and an objective will appear in the northeastern part of the map. Fight through some enemies—level up a bit to make it easier. Take out the three Fallen Mercenaries, grab Weathervane’s Words, and finish or fail the Expedition. Show the Raider the item, then head to the Revenant on the southeastern beach. Duel the Revenant (same as her unlock quest, repeatable if you die). A ghostly spring will appear next to her after the fight. Interact with it to finish the Remembrance and get the Crown Medal.

Duchess - Journal Chapter 8: Bless The Iron Coin

Prerequisites: Unlocked after Chapter 2 and collecting Memory Fragments. Beat 4 unique Night Lords.

Walkthrough:

After beating 4 Night Lords, start the Remembrance and bless the Iron Coin at the table of lost grace. Give the Blessed Iron Coin to the Iron Menial in the catacombs (down the stairs from the Visual Codex room, then left to another set of stairs). Talk to Wylder by the fireplace near the outfit wardrobe, then return to the Iron Menial. A ghostly spring will appear to finish the Remembrance.

Raider

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: Available from the start. Beat Tricephalos to unlock Chapter 2.
• Chapter 2: First Remembrance Quest: Beat the Onestrike Gladiator.
• Chapter 3: Run Expeditions and collect Memory Fragments to unlock Chapter 4.
• Chapter 4: Second Remembrance Quest: Beat the Blinding Elder Lion.
• Chapter 5: Beat your second Night Lord to unlock Chapter 6.
• Chapter 6: Beat your third Night Lord to unlock Chapter 7.
• Chapter 7: Final Remembrance Quest: Beat White Horn.
• Chapter 8: Unlocks after finishing Chapter 7’s Remembrance.

Raider - Journal Chapter 2: Defeat the Onestrike Gladiator

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating Gladius, Beast of Night.

Walkthrough:

After beating Gladius, go to the Journal in the Roundtable Hold, flip to Raider’s Chapter 2, and start the Remembrance. In the Realm of Remembrance, talk to the Iron Menial by the big stone monument and exhaust their dialogue. Touch the monument, talk to the Iron Menial again, and ask about the “Tourney Between.” Touch the monument again to head to the battlegrounds for a mini-boss fight. Take out the Onestrike Gladiator with your Greataxe and Retaliate skill—it’s a breeze. You’ll get the Torn Braided Cord Relic (+3 Strength and a buff to Raider’s Character Skill). Back in the Realm of Remembrance, show the Iron Menial the relic, touch the monument again (it won’t respond), and the Iron Menial will tell you to wait for the next opponent. Head back to the main world via the portal behind them.

Raider - Journal Chapter 4: Defeat the Blinding Elder Lion

Prerequisites: Unlocked after Chapter 2 and collecting Memory Fragments.

Walkthrough:

In the Realm of Remembrance, talk to the Iron Menial to get the Iron Menial’s Scrawl (lore note in Key Items). Touch the monument to fight the Blinding Elder Lion, a tougher boss with fast sword swipes, bites, and jumps. Use your Greataxe and Retaliate to stagger and hit hard. After beating it, talk to the Iron Menial to finish the Remembrance and return to the Roundtable Hold via the portal.

Raider - Journal Chapter 7: Defeat White Horn

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating 3 different Night Lords as Raider.

Walkthrough:

In the Realm of Remembrance, talk to the Iron Menial. No opponent at the monument this time—check the map for an exclamation point marker in the bottom right. Head there to enter the battle arena. Fight White Horn, a two-phase boss. Phase one is a Raider-like foe with dual Colossal Weapons and Retaliate—dodge and stagger carefully. At 2/3 HP, they turn into an Ulcerated Tree Spirit. Dodge toward its attacks, use Totem Stela to stagger, and hit hard with ultimate buffs. You’ll get the Black Claw Necklace Relic. Back in the Realm of Remembrance, talk to the Iron Menial, touch the monument, and talk again. Interact with the tomb they prepare to unlock Raider’s Remembrance skin and finish the Remembrance. Return to the Roundtable Hold via the portal.

Revenant

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: First Remembrance Quest: Beat Tricephalos or Darkdrift Knight to get the Blade of Night Fragment.
• Chapter 2-4: Unlock automatically after Chapter 1.
• Chapter 5: Second Remembrance Quest: Beat Corrosion.
• Chapter 6: Beat a Night Lord to unlock Chapter 7.
• Chapter 7: Third Remembrance Quest: Beat the Contaminant.
• Chapter 8: Unlocks after finishing Chapter 7 Remembrance.

Revenant - Journal Chapter 1: Defeat the Tricephalos or the Darkdrift Knight

Prerequisites: Unlock Revenant, then beat a Night Lord with any character.

Walkthrough:

Check Revenant’s Journal and start the Remembrance. Talk to the Duchess and exhaust her dialogue, then find the Guardian and talk twice to get the “Speak of your request” option. This adds a personal objective to beat Tricephalos or Darkdrift Knight in Limveld. Defeat one to get the Blade of Night Fragment. Talk to the Guardian again to finish the Remembrance and get the Small Makeup Brush Relic.

Revenant - Journal Chapter 5: Defeat Corrosion

Prerequisites: Chapters 2-4 unlock automatically after Chapter 1 by checking the Journal.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance, talk to the Duchess twice, and choose “Ask about the Night’s corrosion.” She’ll send you to the Recluse in the Garden. Find the Recluse by a bench, talk to her, and sit on the bench to teleport. Move forward until Corrosion’s health bar appears. These enemies self-destruct when you get close, damaging their own health bar. Dodge until it’s down to 0. Check the Revenant-like sitting doll to teleport back to the Garden. Talk to the Recluse again, then finish the Remembrance behind the bench to get Revenant’s Chalice.

Revenant - Journal Chapter 7: Defeat the Contaminant

Prerequisites: Unlocked by beating a Night Lord.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance, head to the Garden, and talk to the Recluse. Sit on the bench to teleport. Move forward until the Contaminant appears. Beat it to trigger a cutscene showing Revenant’s past. You’ll return to the Garden, finish the Recluse convo, and conclude the Remembrance to get the Remembrance (cosmetic skin) and Old Portrait Relic.

Recluse

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: Available from the start. Beat Tricephalos for a Memory Fragment to unlock Chapter 2.
• Chapter 2: First Remembrance Quest: Beat the Night-Swallowed Golden Hippopotamus.
• Chapter 3: Automatically available, moves to Chapter 4.
• Chapter 4: Second Remembrance Quest: Grab the Vestige of Night.
• Chapter 5: Beat 4 different Night Lords for a Memory Fragment to unlock Chapter 6.
• Chapter 6: Third Remembrance Quest: Grab the Bone-Like Stone.
• Chapter 7: Automatically available. Beat the Night Aspect to progress.
• Chapter 8: Fourth Remembrance Quest: Interact with the Infant during the Ending Sequence.

Recluse - Journal Chapter 2: Defeat the Night-Swallowed Golden Hippopotamus

Prerequisites: Beat a Night Lord with any character while Revenant is unlocked.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance quest and talk to the Iron Menial in the far western room with the fireplace. They’ll ask the Recluse to take out night-tainted foes in Limveld and bring proof. Start an Expedition, and an objective will appear in the northeastern part of the map. Use the Spectral Hawk Tree in the southeast to get there faster. Fight the Night-Swallowed Golden Hippopotamus—dodge its obvious swipes and bites, and use Magic Cocktail for burst damage. Beat it to get the Night Shard. Finish or fail the Expedition, return to the Roundtable Hold, and show the Iron Menial the Night Shard. Talk again, offer the Night Shard for their investigation, and a ghostly spring will appear. Interact with it to get Recluse’s Chalice.

Recluse - Journal Chapter 4: Obtain the Vestige of Night

Prerequisites: Unlocked by reading Chapter 4 in the Journal.

Walkthrough:

Start the Chapter 4 Remembrance and read the note about the Night Shard pointing to something. Head to the Small Jar Bazaar in the western room, talk to the Iron Menial, and ask to take the Night Shard back to get it. Go to the eastern side of the Roundtable Hold, inspect a bed with a dark aura to get the Vestige of Night, and show it to the Iron Menial. A ghostly spring appears—interact with it to get the Vestige of Night relic (+2 Magic Attack Power and Terra Magica effect on affinity residues).

Recluse - Journal Chapter 6: Obtain the Bone-Like Stone

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating 4 different Night Lords as Recluse.

Walkthrough:

Head to the Sparring Grounds and talk to the Iron Menial. Attack them to reveal the imposter, Witch of the Wheel. Talk to her about her resurrection, then head to the Small Jar Bazaar room and go down the stairs to the right. At ground level, turn around, head down another set of stairs to the mausoleum, and interact with the real Iron Menial to recalibrate them. Explain the imposter situation, and they’ll give you the Bone-Like Stone. A ghostly spring appears—interact with it to get the Bone-Like Stone relic (boosts HP and Attack Power during Ultimate Art but causes blood loss).

Recluse - Journal Chapter 8: Interact with the Infant During the Ending Sequence

Prerequisites: Beat the Night Aspect, then cradle the Infant in the Roundtable Hold during the ending.

Walkthrough:

After beating the Night Aspect, you’ll arrive at a ruined Roundtable Hold. Head to the center, where you’ll hear a baby crying near the large site of grace. Don’t interact with the corpse north of the table, or you’ll end the game without progressing the quest (you’d need to beat the Night Aspect again). Turn right into the hallway, go to the beds where you got the Vestige of Night, and interact with the infant to have the Recluse cradle it, ending the game. After the credits, return to the same spot, talk to the Witch of the Wheel, and pick up her clothes after she fades to get Recluse’s Remembrance Garb.

Executor

Journal Chapter | Unlock Steps

• Chapter 1: Available from the start. Run Expeditions for a Memory Fragment.
• Chapter 2: First Remembrance Quest: Find a Flower in Limveld.
• Chapter 3-4: Run Expeditions and collect Memory Fragments. Beat your third Night Lord as Executor to unlock Chapters 5-6.
• Chapter 5-6: Second Remembrance Quest: Beat the Erdtree Avatar and grab the Golden Sprout in Limveld.
• Chapter 7: Unlocks after finishing Chapter 6 Remembrance.

Executor - Journal Chapter 2: Find a Flower in Limveld

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating Gladius, Beast of Night.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance, talk to the Guardian about the Monolithic Tree, and then find the Priestess near the Roundtable Hold. She’ll ask you to find a Flower in Limveld. Start an Expedition with the Remembrance active, head to the red objective marker, and beat the Stray Bloodhound Knight to grab the Blessed Flowers. Back at the Roundtable Hold, give the flowers to the Priestess, who’ll send you to the Iron Menial in the garden on the west side. Give the Iron Menial the Blessed Flowers, sit by the canvas to paint, and interact with the nearby ghostly spring to finish the Remembrance. You’ll get Executor’s Chalice and Blessed Flowers relic.

Executor - Journal Chapter 6: Acquire the Golden Sprout

Prerequisites: Unlocked after beating your third Night Lord.

Walkthrough:

Start the Remembrance at the Journal and talk to the Priestess near the Roundtable Hold. Choose “Assent” to help find a Golden Sprout in Limveld. Start an Expedition, head to the northwest marker, and beat the Erdtree Avatar to grab the Golden Sprout. Back at the Roundtable Hold, resume the Chapter 6 Remembrance via the Journal and talk to the Priestess to trigger a cutscene. You’ll teleport to an area with a Crucible Knight kneeling by a corpse. Interact with them, and they’ll perform Seppuku, teleporting you back and giving you the Executor (Remembrance) cosmetic garb. Return to the Journal, conclude the Remembrance, and get the Golden Sprout relic to unlock the final Chapter.