Tanith is one of the major NPCs in Elden Ring and embarks on her quest line. Tanith’s questline is also important as it allows players access to one of the game’s major optional bosses, the demi-god Rykard. However, getting to him requires a lot of work.
Below, we’ve detailed everything from starting this quest to completing all the steps and then finally facing Ryakrd.
How to start Tanith’s quest?
Players must first find Tanith and talk to her to start the quest. Tanith can be found in the Volcano Manor, one of the more far-off locations in Elden Ring. You can either follow Rya’s questline or go straight to the manor to get to the manor.
If you are following Rya’s questline, Rya will meet you in Altus Plateau, depending on how you got there, and she will teleport you to the Volcano Manor.
Once you’ve reached Volcano Manor, talk to Tanith, and she explains how she is waging war against the Erdtree. And if you want to help, you can see the letter left in the side hall detailing your task. Here, you have to kill three mini-bosses across the map.
From Tanith’s throne, turn around and head into the lobby to your left. A single door will be open here, and in the hall, you can interact with the item on the table to collect the letter.
Old Knight Istvan
The first letter leads you to Istvan. The target can be found back in Limgrave, north of Warmaster’s Shack Site of Grace and next to the Limgrave Coloseum. A red mark here will tell you where to go, and once you get to the location, players can interact with the red invasion sign here to attack Istvan.
The sign takes you to fight Old Knight Istvan. The fight with Istvan is quite clear. Istvan is like all other Tarnished NPCs you fight in Elden Ring. Defeat Istvan and then head back to Tanith to collect your reward.
You get the Magma Shot spell as a reward for defeating Old Knight Istvan.
Rileigh the Idle
Now, head back to the side hall and collect the second Letter from Volcano Manor. Again, you have a new target to find and kill; this time, it’s Rileigh the Idle.
Rileigh the Idle’s invasion sign can be found north of the Old Altus Tunnel. You can interact with it to travel to Rileigh’s world. Releigh the Idle is like all other Tarnished NPCs you fight in Elden Ring. Defeat Releigh and then head back to Tanith to collect your reward.
You get the Serpentbone Blade as a reward for defeating Releigh the Idle.
Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood
After you pick up the third Letter from Volcano Manor, your new target is Juno Hoslow. Juno’s invasion sign is found on the Mountaintops of the Giants, so you must defeat Morgott, the Omen King, to proceed.
On the Mountaintops of the Giants, players can find the invasion sign for Juno Hoslow southwest of Castle Sol, right next to Shack of the Lofty.
Defeat Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood and return to Tanith. You get Taker’s Cameo for defeating Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood.
Rykard
After defeating the three targets, Tanith decides its time you meet the true lord of Volcan Manor, Rykard. Before you agree, talk to everyone in the manor and then go off to face Rykard. Rykard’s Location could be tricky, so check our dedicated guide on this boss.
Rykard is a gimmick boss fight, so you won’t have much trouble getting rid of Rykard. Just use the weapon you get inside the arena to defeat Rykard.
What Happens After You Defeat Rykard?
After you have defeated Rykard, and when you come back to the Site of Grace where you defeated him, you will find Tanith sitting beside his corpse of Rykard and eating it. Here, you can do a couple of things: choose to kill her, which will spawn Tanith’s Knight (which you will need to defeat), and give you the Aspect of Crucible Incantation.
Or you can leave her be and give her Dancer’s Castanets Patches gave you. However, this won’t give you anything as a reward. And if you reload the area by sitting at the Site of Grace, you will get Tanith’s Clothing. Either choice concludes Tanith Quest in Elden Ring.
