Rya is one of the few non-hostile, non-playable characters in the game. Rya questline in Elden Ring, while being a little confusing to complete, will reward players with an important item for use.
Rya is a servant to Volcano Manor and helps people reach this elusive place with a special invitation. However, she is being naive about the real purpose of the manor. Let us help you guide the poor soul to her true destination in the Elden Ring.
Rya’s Location
You need to first find Rya in the large, open world of Liurnia of the Lakes. She can be found at the Laskyar Ruins site of Grace. When you get there, go to the northwest of Laskyar Ruins site of Grace.
To find Rya quickly, pick a region from the map. You will easily spot her with the bird’s-eye telescope right above the Laskyar Ruins.
Once you’ve spotted Rya, talk to her to begin her questline.
Find Rya’s Stolen Necklace
The first part of Rya’s questline in Elden Ring is to find her stolen necklace. This is not difficult as the person who stole it will be hiding near Rya’s location.
To retrieve this necklace, head northwest. You’ll see the person at the Boliprawn Shack Site a Grace. Blackguard Big Boggart will be cooking some food, so it will be easy for you to spot him. You can attack and kill him to obtain Rya’s necklace, but we don’t recommend it as it will lock you out of his quest.
You can also buy this necklace from this man for 1000 runes. Collect this necklace from him and give it to Rya. When you do this, Rya will give you an Invitation to Volcano Manor and leave the area.
Meet Rya at Altus Plateau
Rya will now move to her next location, Altus Plateau. Continue your journey normally until it is time for you to visit the city of gods, Leynedell.
You can only access the Altus Plateau by completing the Dectus Medallion and riding the Grand Lift of Dectus. Rya can be found standing on the left-hand side by a stairway as soon as you arrive at Altus Plateau.
If you can’t see her, approach the big axe-wielding Golem on the left for a better view. The Golem will be watching the Altus Plateau and could also attack you.
Travel to Volcano Manor
When you meet Rya and speak with her, she will explain that she has been waiting for you and that you must seek advice from her lady, Tanith, who is in Volcano Manor. This will allow you to take Rya’s hand and warp to Volcano Manor right away, gaining access to a Site of Grace in the process.
After arriving, you can speak with Tanith and get the Drawing Room Key, which will allow them to continue with Rya’s questline in Elden Ring.
Travel down the next hall and take the second door on the left to enter a chamber where Rya is waiting along the wall once you obtain the Drawing Room Key. You will learn more about her work at Volcano Manor if you speak with her again.
You can then grab a letter from a nearby table and read it by accessing it in the inventory. The letter will reveal the name of a Mark, Old Knight Istvan, that you must eliminate.
Hunting Down Marks
The first marker will be near the Colosseum, north of the Warmaster’s Shack in Limgrave. You must travel to the Red marker on the map, then invade and defeat the NPC Mark’s world. Now, you can go back to Volcano Manor and chat with Rya once more.
This time, she will be in her real serpent form and tell you her real name, Zoraya.
Rya will inform the Tarnished that she has been hearing unusual noises outside the walls late at night. You must finish her dialogue before returning to Tanith.
During this interaction, you can ask Tanith questions about Rya and learn more about her. After that, you can sit at the site of grace and watch time pass.
You should next return along the hall and, this time, to the door across from the Drawing Room. Returning to the Drawing Room will grant you access to another Volcano Manor Letter, this time with a new Mark, Rileigh the Idle, to deal with. This one can be located north of Erdtree Gazing Hill on the road.
Find the Volcano Manor’s Hidden Path
You should return to Volcano Manor after conquering and destroying the Mark a second time, this time exhausting Rya’s speech. You can speak with Tanith again, receive a reward, and learn more about Rya’s real form.
After that, return to the hallway and enter the room directly to the right of the one in which Rya is currently located. A secret pathway will open if you stroll over to a nearby painting and walk through it.
Continue down this path until you reach a Prison Town Site of Grace. It’s also worth noting that you can fight or run past a Bloodhound Knight on their journey to the Site of Grace.
You must travel through the zone from the Prison Town Site of Grace until you reach a balcony with two small hanging cages. Elevator switches are hidden inside these cages.
Taking the one that goes down will result in a fight with an enraged Magma Wyrm, while taking the one that goes up will lead you through Prison Town.
A building and the Guest Hall Site of Grace can be found along the road. You’ll have to keep going until you encounter a massive gap and a large lever that will trigger a drawbridge. You will now gain access to the original Prison Town Site of Grace.
Godskin Noble Boss Fight
The Godskin Noble will greet you when you enter the big church next to the drawbridge. If you find yourself unable to dodge Noble’s fast attacks, it’s recommended that you use Mimic Tear Ashes to divide the boss’s attention.
When the Godskin Noble reaches 50% health, he will buff up, causing him to use a painful rolling attack that will hit for additional damage.
Deliver Serpent’s Amnion to Rya
After defeating the boss, you can take the Serpent’s Amnion off the church’s altar. Return to Rya and tell her the truth about Volcano Manor, as well as hand over the item. She will say the following dialogues.
I remember this smell distinctly. Funny, isn’t it?
You’ll have a choice to depart Volcano Manor and return after delivering Rya the Serpent’s Amnion or simply visit the Site of Grace to pass the time.
When you return to Rya’s room, you’ll see she’s gone, and speaking with Tanith will confirm that. Speaking with Tanith again will reveal that she is concerned about Rya’s mental health, and she will give you a Tonic of Forgetfulness.
Find Rya in Volcano Manor
You should then return to the Temple of Eiglay and take the elevator to the right of the altar, where you fought the Godskin Noble. Sprint to the balcony’s middle and gaze over the edge, where you will see a route leading up a lava-filled hillside.
You will come upon an Abductor Virgin after you reach the top of the trail. An arch with a gateway can be found just past the enemy.
Turn back and use the elevator past the small room. Drop through the door that you will find halfway across the elevator’s journey.
Cross a vast pool of lava by rolling as rapidly as you can to make it across. You’ll be allowed to enter the room and chat with Rya.
Rya shows her distress at this time and asks if you will kill her to put an end to her suffering. In addition, you will have the option of giving Rya the Tonic of Forgetfulness.
A third option, which is not specified, is to simply walk away from Rya and disregard her request while also refusing to give her the potion.
Rya’s Questline Outcomes
If you kill Rya as per her request, she will transform back to her serpent form and drop Daedicar’s Woe Talisman.
If you give Rya the Tonic of Forgetfulness, she will fall asleep until you kill Rykard and everyone leaves Volcano Manor. You can find Rya at her original location in Volcano Manor. She will give you Daedicar’s Woe Talisman and leave the palace.
If you decide to walk away from Rya, return to Volcano Manor, finish the quest by dealing with Rykard, and then return to her. Rya will be grateful to you for sparing her life due to this. This time, she will reward you with Zoraya’s Letter and Daedicar’s woe. This is the best outcome for Rya’s Questline in Elden Ring.
