Besides all the amazing new weapons, armor, talismans, and of course the story, the beauty of the Elden Ring DLC lies in its NPC side-stories. Shadow of the Erdtree features some amazing new NPC stories one of which is the Honsent Grandam. You will find this NPC inside the Belurat Tower Legacy Dungeon and completing her quest line has some quirks. Fortunately, after scouring the Elden Ring DLC with my colleague, I decided to sit down and create an Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Hornsent Grandam walkthrough. in the Elden Ring DLC. Here are the steps to take!
Elden Ring Hornsent Grandam Location
Let’s first track the NPC down to start our Hornsent Grandam Shadow of the Erdtree storyline. Hornsent stays in theBelurat Towerin a room beside the Small Private Area Site of Grace. The door will be locked, and you must unlock it to access the NPC. Here’s how to do so:
It is time to unlock this door and officially start this quest.
Fortunately, the key to the room also exists right here at Belurat Tower, and it is nearby and easy to get. Here’s how you get the key for the door:
Return to the locked door to interact and unlock it. You’ll find Hornsent Grandam sitting inside. She’ll be hostile towards you when you talk with her, where she curses Mesmer and you, the player.
With Hornsent Grandam talking, it is time to start progressing the Elden Ring Erdtree questline. To finish the first part, you’ll have to defeat the first central boss of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree namedDivine Beast Dancing Lion. You’ll find the boss at the top of the Belurat Tower. It’s not hard to see it, as this area is very linear.
Divine Beast Dancing Lion is a relatively easy fight. However, his elemental changes per phase can be overwhelming. Hence, don’t be shy of using spirit ash or summoning Redmane Freyja, one of the new NPCs you meet at the Three-Cross Site of Grace. Thankfully, it’s easy to learnhow to defeat the divine beast dancing lion.
Once you defeat the boss, you’ll receiveDivine Beast Head. Once you have that, return to Hornsent Grandam and wear this headgear before talking with her.
Doing so will progress the quest line, where she requests you to defeat Mesmer. She also gives you a magic calledWatchful Spirit.
The second half of the quest line requires you to progress to the late game and fight Messmer the Impaler. You can learn how to find MessmerShadowkeep, Storehouse Specimen, and he’s pretty tricky.
It makes sense since he is marketed heavily throughout the DLC promotion. It’s easy to learnhow to defeat Messmer in EldenRing. Once you defeat Messmer, you’ve progressed the questline to the second half of the game.
Return to Hornsent Grandam’s room at Belurat Tower and talk with her. She’ll thank you for defeating Messmer and reward you withGourmet Scorpion Stewas a reward for Elden Ring Hornsent Grandam quest. It is a consumable item that gradually replenishes much HP while boosting your physical damage negation.
And that’s how you finish the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Hornsent Grandam quest. I hope with this you complete the questline and get some much-needed help.
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