Several NPCs can be found in the Lands Between that have their own side quest, with some even affecting the ending that you can get to the game. One such quest comes from the Lunar Princess Ranni, the blue witch that gives you the Spirit Calling Bell. Completing this quest before hitting the end credits can allow you to get a different ending and will reward you with the returning weapon, the Moonlight Greatsword. This guide will provide a full walkthrough on how to complete Ranni’s Quest in Elden Ring.
How To Complete Ranni’s Quest In Elden Ring
Before doing anything, you can also do Blaidd the Half-Wolf’s sidequest in Limgrave. This is not required, but Blaidd is a recurring character in the quest, so it can provide the players a little context to who the wolf knight is before starting Ranni’s Quest. You can find the Nerd Stash’s guide for Blaidd’s Quest here.
Step 1: Pledge Yourself To Ranni
Head to the Caria Manor in the northern part of Liurnia. Make your way through the Manor and defeat the boss within. This will grant you access to the area behind the Manor, which has multiple Rises. Atop one of these rises, you will find Ranni. Talk to her until you have the option to pledge yourself to her. NOTE: If you give Rogier the Black Knifeprint, then Ranni will not talk to you. Talk to Rogier after talking to Ranni in her Rise, he will give you an excuse to give her and will allow you to continue the quest. If he is dead, you cannot continue the quest for that playthrough.
Step 2: Defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, and Starscourge Radahn
To continue the quest for Ranni, you will need to defeat her mother, Rennala, Queen of the Moon, and the crazed general, Starscourge Radahn. These bosses are the bosses of the Academy of Raya Lucaria in Liurnia and Redmane Castle in Caelid, respectively. I must defeat Rennala because there is a chest that you will need to open later in the quest, and Radahn must be beaten to reveal a path to Norkon, a location that has an item for the quest. Once Radahn is defeated, a star will fall in front of Fort Haight near Limgrave’s Mistwood.
Step 3: Get The Finger Slayer Blade
Decend in the hole to reach Norkon, the Eternal City. Make your way through the zone, pass the Mimic Tear boss fight. This is where you will find the Ancestral Woods. Go to the left and make your way across a series of rooftops and towers in front of a Site of Grace. This area is Night’s Sacred Grounds. Keep descending into the area until you find another Site of Grace. You will see several Silver Tears in front of the Site and a giant finger reader sitting in a chair towering over the area. It is under the chair that you will find the chest containing the Blade. Once you have the Blade, return it to Ranni. This will reward you with the Inverted Carian Statue, which is used in the Carian Study Hall.
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Step 4: Travel To The Nokstella, The Eternal City, and Find Miniature Ranni Doll
After you give Ranni the Blade, reload the area, and she will be gone. Go to the northernmost Rise, named Renna’s Rise. At the top, there will be a teleporter that takes you to the upper part of the Aisnel River. Directly in front of you will be a coffin where you will be able to pick up a Miniature Ranni doll. At Sites of Grace in this area, you will have the prompt to talk to the doll. It will not respond the first few times, keep talking to it until it talks back. She will tell you to kill the Baleful Shadow for her. With this objective, make your way forward through Nokstella, The Eternal City. You will find an elevator that takes you further down into the underground.
Step 5: Defeat Baleful Shadow and Visit The Raya Lucaria Library
Continue through the area towards the City of Rot. You will know you are heading the right way when you notice the air starts to turn red like in Caelid. You will be confronted by an invading NPC named Baleful Shadow, taking the form of Blaidd. Upon defeating him, Ranni will thank you, and you will be given the Discarded Palace Key. Travel to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library (where you fought Rennala earlier) and unlock the chest behind her. You will find the Dark Moon Ring.
Step 6: Find the City of Rot Coffin and Defeat Astrel, Naturalborn of the Void
Return to the area where you fought the Shadow and continue through the area. The City of Rot is the most poisonous swamp that FromSoftware has made, inflicting you with Scarlet Rot as you traverse the area’s red pool. Get across the Lake of Rot towards the structure to the northeast, and you will arrive at an area called the Grand Cloister. Head down and follow the River of Scarlet towards the staircase. Before reaching the staircase, take a left, and you will find a coffin in the river. Get inside, and it will take you to the boss fight against Astrel, Naturalborn of the Void.
Step 7: Find Ranni
Once Astrel is defeated, take the elevator to the Moonlight Altar, a plateau in Liurnia that used to be inaccessible. Head towards the Cathedral of Manus Celes. To the right of the pedestal at the end of the Church is a hole, which is where you will find Ranni. Give her the Dark Moon Ring to complete Ranni’s Quest in Elden Ring. If you have done all of this before beating the game, you must summon her after defeating the boss to get the Age of Stars ending. Even if you finish this quest after completing the game’s main story, you will still receive the fan-favorite weapon, the Moonlight Greatsword, as a reward, this time called the Dark Moon Greatsword.
Elden Ring is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
