Shadow of the Erdtree: Hornsent Grandam quest walkthrough Elden Ring guide, walkthrough
Hornsent Grandam is a mysterious character from the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC that you will meet in the Belurat. On this page we will give you hints on how to complete the missions related to her.
Last update: 11 July 2024
While exploring the twisted streets and corridors of Belurat, a new location from Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, you may encounter a mysterious old lady - Hornsent Grandam. If you perform some specified actions while near her, you may receive a few useful items in return. On this page we provide a detailed walkthrough for the Hornsent Grandam questline.
- Where to find the Storeroom Key?
- Where to find Hornsent Grandam?
- How to get Hornsent Grandam to talk?
- Finishing the quest of Hornsent Grandam
Where to find the Storeroom Key?
Related map marker: Storeroom Key - Belurat @ Shadow of the Erdtree
The first step you'll need to take before being able to start Hornsent Grandam questline will be finding the key to her room. Once you've made it to Belurat, start exploring it and continue until you encounter Small Private Altar site of grace. This is a great spot to start looking for the key.
Leave the site of grace room through the exit on the right. After the second set of stairs, turn right into a small alley.
Follow the laid-out path until you reach the sewers. Go along with the current for a while, then enter the room right from the waterfall and chasm. Climb the ladder found inside.
In the upper area, you'll find a corpse next to the door. Approach it to find the needed Storeroom Key.
Where to find Hornsent Grandam?
Related map marker: Hornsent Grandam @ Shadow of the Erdtree
With the key obtained, you can now return to Small Private Altar site of grace, but this time go through the exit on the left.
After crossing a bridge, there will be a door on the left wall of the building. Interact with it, and your hero will open it using the key. Inside, there will be an old woman sitting at the table.
If you do not talk to Hornsent Grandam before defeating Messmer, her questline will be canceled. So try to talk to the old lady as early as possible.
How to get Hornsent Grandam to talk?
Related map marker: Scorpion Stew - Belurat @ Shadow of the Erdtree
Related map marker: Watchful Spirit - Belurat @ Shadow of the Erdtree
During the first interaction, the older woman will not be willing to talk, mistaking you for one of Messmer's minions. However, with the right disguise, you can get her to respond.
For this, you'll need to first defeat the main boss of Belurat - Divine Beast Dancing Lion. After defeating, the Dancing Lion drops a special helmet - Divine Beast Head - which when worn, will make the old woman cooperate. For a walkthrough and tips for this fight, visit How to defeat Divine Beast Dancing Lion boss? page of our guide.
Return to the storeroom and equip the Divine Beast Head. With this headwear, the old woman will be more willing to talk. She will share her thoughts on the situation, and give you the Watchful Spirit Incantation.
If you now "reset" the location by resting at the site of grace and return to Hornsent Grandam again, she will give you a consumable - Scorpion Stew. By consuming it, you'll receive a temporary boost to physical damage negation and health regeneration. At this stage, you can return to the woman any number of times for a new consumable, but remember that you can carry only one unit of Stew at once with you.
If you deliver the Scorpion Stew to Hornsent, he will give you 3 units of Furnace Visage - a very rare crafting material that is used to create Hefty Pots useful in fights against Furnace Golems (more on this process on the How to fight Furnace Golems? page).
Finishing the quest of Hornsent Grandam
Related map marker: Gourmet Scorpion Soup - Belurat @ Shadow of the Erdtree
Return to Hornsent Grandam after defeating Messmer (more on this fight can be found on How to defeat Messmer the Impaler? page our guide). Having her revenge, the woman will give you Gourmet Scorpion Stew, a better version of the consumable. After this interaction, the old woman will fall into deep slumber, thus concluding this questline.