Elden Ring
Elden Ring

Navigating the Castle

Navigate Stormveil Castle in Elden Ring, uncovering the Chrysalid's Memento and understanding Gostoc's rune-stealing mechanic.

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Navigating the Castle

Navigating Stormveil Castle involves careful movement and interaction with NPCs to unlock rewards and progress quests. The castle is a significant early-game area, leading to important story developments and character interactions. Finding the Chrysalid's Memento is a key objective within the castle.

  • Key Objectives and Items:
    • Find the Chrysalid's Memento deep in the castle on a pile of corpses near a Grafted Scion mini-boss.
  • NPC Interactions:
    • Roderika: Meet her at the Stormhill Shack just outside Stormveil Castle.
    • Gostoc: Talk to him in the room beside the main gate of Stormveil Castle. He has a unique mechanic where he steals 30% of your runes every time you die in Stormveil Castle before killing Godrick. These runes are banked across all playthroughs and returned if he is killed before Godrick.
    • After defeating Godrick the Grafted, reload the area and talk to Gostoc again.
  • Progression Path: Stormveil Castle is a primary legacy dungeon in the early game, leading towards areas like Raya Lucaria Academy and Redmane Castle.