OneElden Ringplayer’s quest line experience ends in disaster thanks to a Giant Caelid Dog coming in and ruining it. When it comes to FromSoftware games, its way of doing quest lines is not at all like most other action RPGs. Whereas most games often let the player know exactly where to go via a quest marker on the map, games such asElden Ringdon’t do that. In addition to this,Elden Ringand its predecessors allowed any NPC in the quest line to be killed, which could make the quest line fail at any time if the player isn’t careful enough.
One ofElden Ring’s more prominent character quest lines is that of the young woman Millicent, who is struck with the Scarlet Rot. Much like Ranni’s questline, where the player will be fighting loads of enemiessuch as the gravity-defying Radahn, this one requires plenty of traveling The Lands Between and fighting a multitude of special enemies. However, the beginning of Millicent’s quest line involves an NPC known as Gowry, who enlists you to find an unalloyed gold needle. It is broken upon finding it, but it can be repaired by Gowry, making him a fairly important part of the quest line.
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Unfortunately for oneElden Ringplayer, Gowry will not be repairing the Unalloyed Golden Needle for them. Posting to r/Eldenring, user Alexisvf uploaded a clip of them in conversation with Gowry. When Gowry was mid-sentence, a Giant Caelid Dog, one of thebeasts known to clip through walls inElden Ring, reached through the wall and attacked him, killing him and seemingly ending the Millicent quest line there.Elden Ringautosaves constantly, so any attempt to reload a save or go back is not possible.
This is sadly a common occurrence, asUlcerated Tree Spirits have also been known to reach through walls and grab players. However, this death may not actually be the end of the quest, as some users in the comments say that Gowry will actually return at some point, some even saying he just respawns. They do recommend the player kill the dog in the future, before talking to Gowry so that this does not happen again.
Elden Ringis a game that usually isn’t forgiving to the players, even when it’s a mistake on the game’s part. Whether it’s anElden Ringenemy pushing a player to their deathor the game ruining a quest line due to an enemy killing an NPC, players should always be careful of the surroundings, as while this quest NPC can come back, most cannot.
Elden Ringis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
