Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: The Story Up To Shadow Keep — Messmer's fortress — Spoiler-Free Recap

Where did you stop?

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THE ROAD AHEAD IS HIDDENlength unknown — as it should be

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Where you stand

Previously, on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree…

You are the Tarnished, an undying warrior chasing Miquella the Kind, a gentle demigod who shed his flesh and crossed into the hidden Land of Shadow. You've just stormed the Shadow Keep and cut down Messmer the Impaler, whose fire and serpent tie this land's horrors to the golden bloodline back home.

- WHERE: The Shadow Keep, deep in Scadu Altus - QUEST: "Shadow Keep — Messmer's fortress" — taking Messmer's kindling, fire that can burn a sealing tree

RIGHT NOW: Press on with Messmer's kindling as Miquella's followers begin to turn on each other.

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