Remembrances are one of Elden Ring Nightreign‘s more obtuse features, but they’re important to understand as each contains unique rewards.
Instead of exploring the history of its world like Elden Ring did, FromSoftware’s spin-off focuses its attention on the backstories of playable characters and how they came to be recruited to fight against the Nightlords.
Fully uncovering the motives and relationships between every Nightfarer is key to unlocking some of the best ability-altering Relics in Nightreign, so here’s everything you need to know about Remembrances and how they work.
What are Remembrance quests?
Remembrance quests are accessed in the Roundtable Hold hub area by visiting the Journal. This grand tome documents key events in the lives of Nightreign’s eight playable characters, including those yet to happen.
Playing as each character and completing Expeditions with them will add additional lore to their Journal entry and eventually unlock a Remembrance. Activating these at the Journal will transport you to an instanced version of the Roundtable Hold, where an NPC, after delivering exposition, will ask you to complete an objective in Limveld.
These tasks vary wildly in requirements and difficulty, often requiring that you defeat a special enemy or boss out in the field to obtain a quest item. Do note that finishing an Expedition after completing a Remembrance objective is not required to continue progress.
See the steps below for a breakdown of how Remembrance quests are generally structured.
How to complete Remembrance quests
- Open the Journal in Roundtable Hold
- Begin the selected character’s Remembrance (if applicable)
- Complete the highlighted objective in Limveld
- Complete and exit the Remembrance to claim a reward
Locate the Journal
Head to the highlighted area in the Roundtable Hold to access the Journal. Here, you can check individual story progress for each Nightfarer and begin a Remembrance if one is available.
Complete a character-specific objective
After beginning a Remembrance, you’ll usually be directed to interact with a listed NPC in the Roundtable Hold, who will then ask you to complete a specific objective.
In this example, Guardian is tasked by the Iron Menial with locating and defeating a special enemy that will only spawn during his Remembrance. You’ll know exactly where to find these objectives as they’ll be highlighted with a unique icon on the Limveld map, as pictured below.
Once your objective is complete, your progress will be saved regardless of whether the Expedition ends in success or failure. If you’re playing solo and only care about Remembrance progress, you can quit to the main menu and reload your save to expedite completion.
Claim unique rewards
Once you’ve returned to the Roundtable Hold, debrief with the NPC to wrap up loose ends. Some Remembrances – like Wylder’s first Remembrance – will require additional minor steps such as solving a riddle or small puzzle in the Hold.
You’ll know a Remembrance is completed once a portal spawns nearby, returning you to the present day with a reward, usually in the form of a Relic. Completing Wylder’s first Remembrance, for example, unlocks the Slate Whetstone, which can be equipped to augment his Claw Shot ability.
Remembrances can be completed solo or in a group, although if you decide to follow the latter option, it’s worth noting that only one can be active per session and are not guaranteed to appear even if every condition is met.
To make your life easier in finding memory fragments while out and about in Limveld, check out our character tier list and how to find much-needed Smithing Stones to upgrade your weapons.
