West Liurnia - Dungeons, Points of Interest, and Secrets - Elden Ring Guide - IGN (2024)

West Liurnia is one of the three areas that comprise the large region of Liurnia of the Lakes in Elden Ring. This page includes an overview of the area, including all main dungeons, bosses, loot, and secrets to find in this region.

West Liurnia is the expansive highlands and mountain areas of the Liurnia Region, including the decimated albinauric village hiding in the shadow of the large mountaintop known as the Moonlight Altar (which can only be accessed later in the game), and also includes the mysterious and well-defended Caria Manor to the north.

This area is home to many secrets and all manner of creatures - including soldier patrols, enemy camps, and even poisonous bogs.

To reveal the details and topography of the whole Liurnia region, you'll need to find three Map Fragments at the Steles located in East Liurnia, North Liurnia, and the West Liurnia.

• You can find the West Liurnia Map Fragment near the far northwestern tip - far north of the Academy of Raya Lucaria and Testu's Rise, on a small road above the waterline just before the Kingsrealm Ruins, on the path towards Caria Manor.

West Liurnia is home to several world bosses that can be found outside of dungeons, some of which roam in certain areas, and others that are hiding until you draw close enough to trigger their arrival. There are also several scripted invasions by NPC humans that will force you into a conflict. Click on a boss below to learn more about how to defeat them.

Here you'll find all the available minor dungeons located through West Liurnia, their respective dungeon bosses, and the special reward you get from clearing them. Click on a dungeon below to read the walkthrough for traversing it and finding all the secrets within.

As you explore the region of Liurnia, you'll find various friendly (or seemingly friendly) faces you can find and speak to - and even buy and sell with to obtain unique wares.

• Albus the Albinauric - Albus is an NPC located in the Village of Albinaurics. He is camouflaging himself as a large clay pot up the hill from the Village of Albinaurics Site of Grace. He will perish as soon as he gives you the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right).

• Nepheli Loux - The adopted daughter of Gideon Ofnir, you can find Nepheli under the stone bridge leading up to the Village of Albinaurics after exhausting her dialogue at the Roundtable Hold. She'll help you defeat the village's Roaming Boss, Omenkiller.

• War Counselor Iji - War Counselor Iji is one of Ranni's advisors and a lifelong smith to the Carian Manor royal family. Outside of Blaidd in East Limgrave, Iji is the first NPC you'll encounter in Liurnia that connects you to Ranni the Witch Questline. He also sells Upgrading Materials. If you helped Blaidd defeat the Bloodhound Knight at the Limgrave evergaol, he'll have told you to speak with Iji, who will then add a talisman to his wares in addition to somber smithing stones.

• Ranni the Witch - First revealing herself as Renna in the Church of Elleh in Limgrave, she'll tell her actual name when you meet her again inside her tower in the subregion of Three Sisters, in Liurnia Lakes. Completing her quest will allow you to choose the "Age of Stars," ending at the end of the game. Check our in-depth guide on Ranni the Witch Questline to learn more.

• Seluvis - A sorcerer and part of Ranni's counsel, Selivus resides in the southernmost tower in the Three Sisters. Seluvis Questline overlaps with Ranni's, and depending on your actions, it will lead to different endings of both questlines. He also has a few mid to high-level sorceries available for purchase. He also has a secret cellar full of creepy "puppets", and if you call him out on this, he may offer to sell you some puppets as spirit summons in exchange for Starlight Shards.

• Pidia, Carian Servant - Pidia, Carian Servant is an old merchant located inside the Carian Manor Major Dungeon; you need to drop down from the cliffs in the Three Sisters to gain access to his chamber. He sells high-end goods such as the Larval Tear, Celestial Dew, and more. If you did not talk to him or complete Selivus's quest upon completing Ranni's questline, you'd find him dead above the altar. His Bell Bearing can be picked up from his corpse.

West Liurnia is home to many interesting locations, enemy camps, and other points of interest that you can discover in your journeys. Though they differ in the enemies and treasure found within, each place has something worth discovering.

Click on a point of interest to jump to the sections below that explain them in greater detail, including the enemies you'll face and secrets you can find.

Village of Albinaurics

You can find this former village by exploring the swamp to the west of Liurnia. Go west of the Scenic Isle Site of Grace until you reach the southern landmass of the region; there should be a few Giant Crabs roaming the vicinity. Head up the slope to the left, the Village of Albinaurics is located under the plateau.

Keep going up until you find the village's Site of Grace, located near an abandoned shack by the well with the spectral NPC. Head up the nearby slope. There will be a Permufer at the top; dispose of him and continue until you reach a stone coffin. Next to that coffin is a large clay pot that, when attacked, will reveal Albus. Albus is a one-time NPC that will give the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right), one part of a crucial Key Item that grants access to a secret path to the Consecrated Snowfield.

Once you finished talking to Albus, make your way to the nearby stone bridge. There will be Albinaurics on the bridge that's easy to kill. Keep moving forward and pause at the end of the bridge to use your Summoning Ashes. Next to the bonfire ahead is a Field Boss, the Omenkiller—he drops the Crucible Knot Talisman when killed.

Converted Tower

The Converted Tower is one of the first locations you'll come across on the western landmass of Liurnia. Climb up the broken ruins of the tower directly to the right of the Site of Grace. You can run and jump or use Torrent to get to its roof—climb up the stairs and grab the Memory Stone inside the chest.

Moving Caravan

This heavily-guarded caravan is swarming with Raya Lucarian Soldiers, Attack Dogs, Noble Sorcerers, and more. They start from the enemy camp just below The Four Belfries. We recommend waiting until the caravan stops moving at the nearby coast, as the enemies will disperse into multiple groups at that point. Sneak up behind the trolls and loot the Carian Knight's Sword inside the chest.

The Four Belfries

The Four Belfries is a unique point of interest with three Waygates that teleport you to different locations in the Lands Between. You'll need one Imbued Stonesword Key to unlock each Waygate. Starting from the top, we'll break down where these Waygates will take you.

1. The first Belfry at the very top does not have a Waygate, but it has a chest containing one Imbued Stonesword Key. There is also a Site of Grace right next to it for easy access when and if you have multiple keys.
2. The second Belfry transports you to the Chapel of Anticipation, the exact location where you started the game. Defeating this boss will reward you with the Ornamental Straight Sword and Golden Beast Crest Shield. You can then return to where you first started the game to find a door you can open, leading up to the second floor that holds both the Stormhawk Deenh Ashes, and the Stormhawk King (that can eventually be given to Nepheli).
3. The third Belfry transports you to Nokron, Eternal City in the Siofra River. Though it is part of Nokron, this small section where you are transported only contains the Mottled Necklace +1 on a nearby corpse and a Crucible Knight at the opposite end of the broken aqueduct. While extremely challenging, the knight does not drop any loot.
4. The fourth Belfry transports you to a smaller, floating portion of the Crumbling Farum Azula Legacy Dungeon. Keep dropping down the floating stone platforms until you see a couple of Beatmen standing by, ready to attack you. They are extremely challenging - far more than the one in the Groveside Cave was - so you may want to avoid and run past them. Drop down once more and grab the Pearldrake Talisman from the corpse sitting by the ledge. You'll need to teleport to your choice of Site of Grace to get out of here.

If you're looking for more Imbued Keys to travel to through these locked sending gates, you can find a second Imbued Sword Key inside the Legacy Dungeon of the Academy of Raya Lucaria - on the low rooftops leading off to the top of the Church of the Cuckoo. The third Imbued Sword Key can be found all the way in Caelid - at Sellia, Town of Sorcery - inside a chest that can be unsealed by lighting one of the towers.

Kingsrealm Ruins

If you keep moving north on the main road from where you'd find the enemy caravan, you'll soon come across the Northern Liurnia Lake Shore Site of Grace. Pick up the Map (Liurnia, West) just north of here. There are several Noble Sorcerers here that can go invisible.

There is an illusory floor that you can reveal by rolling on top of it to the northeast; this will lead you to an underground boss room. The Royal Revenant is a relatively easy fight if you summon a spirit to direct his attention for his rapid charging attacks, though his moveset and ability to go invisible can be a nuisance. Defeat him, open the door to the back, and grab the Frozen Needle thrusting sword from the chest.

You'll find War Counselor Iji—a smith and an essential NPC in Ranni the Witch Questline to the north of the ruins. He will point you in the direction of Caria Manor, a Major Dungeon to the very north of Liurnia. You may have been told about Iji from Blaidd back in Limgrave, if you tell Iji that Blaidd sent you, he'll add a talisman to his wares for you to buy - otherwise, you can use him to buy an abundance of somber smithing stones or upgrade your armaments at his smithing table.

Three Sisters

Aptly named for the three towers to the west of Caria Manor, the Three Sisters are points of interest associated with Ranni the Witch and her counsels. You'll find her at the top of Ranni's Rise. Be wary of the Glintstone Dragon Adula near the entrance to her tower; the dragon will move south to the Cathedral of Manus Celes when brought down to 50% HP.

Seluvis is located in his tower at the south—check out our detailed guide on Seluvis Questline to learn more. Be sure to loot the Black Wolf Mask on the broken wall behind Seluvis's Rise.

Renna's Rise in the north is inaccessible until a certain point in Renna the Witch Questline. A chest contains the Snow Witch Set on the tower's second floor. The Waygate at the very top will relocate you to a section of the Ainsel River.

Caria Manor Cemetery

You can find this large cemetery behind the Caria Manor—head outside from the Royal Moongazing Grounds Site of Grace and turn right. Go down the path and kill the Teardrop Scarab that drops the Frozen Armament sorcery. Keep moving down the same direction until you reach the Behind Caria Manor Site of Grace.

Head northeast from the Site of Grace, a ghost sits on a chair behind a large stone. He'll drop the Juvenile Scholar Cap, Juvenile Scholar Robe, and a Larval Tear as a reward for completing the "Resurrection" painting from East Liurnia's Artist's Shack.

Moonlight Altar

The Moonlight Altar is the plateau above the Village of Albinaurics. You can only get to this area once you've defeated Astel, Naturalborn of the Void in the Grand Cloister—accessible from the Lake of Rot past the underground region of Nokstella, Eternal City.

The Moonlight Altar encompasses a large area of West Liurnia, and is home to many extremely dangerous enemies and optional rewards and content in all directions.

Just to the north of the Ainsel Deep Well access, you can come across not one, but three unnamed Glintstone Dragons all resting near each other. They aren't technically bosses, but they are formidable - especially if you accidentally wake them all up at once, so you'll need to be careful in attacking them to try taking them on one at a time and avoid getting close to bring in others. Each of them will drop a Dragon Heart for a total of 3.

Moving up the hill from the Moonlight Altar Site of Grace, you'll soon come across Glintstone Dragon Adula once more. While it's unnecessary to defeat him to go inside the Cathedral of Manus Celes, he drops a Dragon Heart and the Adula's Moonblade sorcery upon defeat - and unlocks a unique spell back at the Dragon Communion Altar.

The Cathedral of Manus Celes is a great place to pick up several Starlight Shards. Go under the cathedral through the broken floor to the right of the altar until you reach Ranni—this is the last part of her questline, rewarding you with the legendary Dark Moon Greatsword.

Around the Cathedral to the north is the Moonfolk Ruins, where among some vanishing Noble Undead you can find a illusory floor revealing a cellar down to a Somber Smithing Stone 8.

To the south of the Cathedral is the Lunar Estate Ruins, where Royal Revenants can spawn to ambush and deal massive damage - but luckily you can summon a spirit in this area to fight back with. If you search the western estate ruins, look for another illusory stone floor revealing another cellar entrance with its own Imp Seal, requiring a Stonesword Key to reach a chest with a Cerulean Amber Talisman +2.

To the far northwest you'll find a path down to the Ringleader's Evergaol where a very tough Black Knife Assassin boss can be fought, and to the south of it is a small ridge with three stone shrines guarded by a Red Wolf of Radagon. Defeat it, and you can help yourself to the abundance of Smithing Stones in the shrines, 6 Smithing Stone 7s, and 3 Smithing Stone 8s!

Finally, the road down to the southwest corner is guarded by non-boss Crystalians, leading to Chelona's Rise and a forested road full of Crystal Slugs and Alpha Wolves.

Chelona's Rise

Chelona's Rise is located in the far southwest of the Moonlight Altar, a small wizard tower with it's own riddle to solve that can be hard to figure out unless you know where to look.

Like other wizard towers, there's a imp statue holding a message that activates the riddle: Seek the three wise beasts. Once you interact with the note, you need to find three large spectral turtles all across the Moonlight Altar plateau.

1. The closest turtle is located just to the north of the tower along the corner cliffside. Look for the regular turtles nearby and peer down the edge of the cliff face to find the turtle hanging onto the side, and attack it with a ranged weapon or spell to clear it away.
2. The second turtle can be found up to the far north on the way to the Ringleader's Evergaol. Near the jail is a large dense forested area with a Spiritspring Jump oddly placed in the middle. If you look up, you'll find the spectral turtle floating above the forest, and you'll need to ram into it when jumping up with Torrent to clear it.
3. The last turtle can be found in the far Southeast of the Moonlight Altar - run through the road past the crystal snails and wolves until the path climbs up a small hill. When the path veers in a U turn going upwards and back west, look instead down the southeast cliffs to find a small lower platform below surrounded by small turtles, and the spectral turtle will be there too.

One all turtles have been eliminated, return to Chelona's Rise to ascend to the top to get your reward - the legendary spell known as Ranni's Dark Moon.

As you explore this region, you may come across several scarabs scampering away. Some of them will refill your flask of tears, but others can reward you with special items:

Village of the Albinaurics Scarab

• Reward: Ash of War - Vow of the Indomitable

On the far west side of Liurnia is a giant hollowed out mountain with a darkened village and poison swamps below. Search the poison swamp area on the south side to find a scarab and ride in on horseback to claim it - while watchin for giant crab ambushes.

Converted Tower Scarab

• Reward: Somber Smithing Stone 2

On the northern edge of the poison swamp near the Village of the Albinaurics, you can find a series of ledges and platforms overlooking some woods and the Converted tower to the north. Check around the larger peaks and ledges here to find a scarab on the edge.

Road's End Catacombs Scarab

• Reward: Ash of War - Sword Dance

On the northwest edge of Liurnia near the Minor Erdtree lies a path down to a mini dungeon along the cliffs. The passage will take you on a narrow road, and you can find a scarab along the way.

Three Sisters Scarab

• Reward: Ash of War - Chilling Mist Spell

Once you've completed Caria Manor to the northeast, you can exit out the door to find the group of towers known as the Three Sisters. A scarab lurks among the ruins here that you can hunt down.

Carian Cemetery Scarab

• Reward: Frozen Armament Spell

Opposite the path to the three sisters above Caria Manor is a long path around the manor towards a large cemetery, where many wolves and a few vanishing mages wander. Look along the main path for a scarab to attack.

West Liurnia Secrets

As expected, there are a plethora of secrets for you to uncover across the region in Elden Ring ranging from imp statue doors to teleporters, mimics, and hidden items. Here you’ll find all of the secrets found so far in the North Liurnia area.

Seluvis' Secret Cellar

After you've met with Ranni the Witch and her creepy advisor Seluvis, check around the ruins outside of Ranni's Tower for a large stone floor you can attack to reveal an illusory floor leading to a secret basem*nt.

Inside are dozens of immobile characters - "puppets" as Seluvis calls them, including a secret illusory wall at the back leading to a replica of Sorceress Sellen's room at the Waypoint Ruins.

If you inspect the message left behind by Seluvis and confront him on it, he'll get mad - but then relent and offer to sell you puppets to be used as spirit summons in battle. Depending on your choices with his proposition to drug Nepheli, you'll be able to choose from 2-3 puppets and buy the others with Starlight Shards. See Seluvis' questline for more information on his other propositions.