Millicent Questline - Elden Ring Guide - IGN (2024)

Millicent is one of the many NPCs you'll encounter that has a side quest to complete in Elden Ring. For this part of our Elden Ring guide, you'll find details of where to find her, how to begin and progress her questline, and the outcomes of any major choices you make along the way.

• In Caelid
• On the Atlus Plateau
• At the Mountaintops of the Giants
• In Miquella's Haligtree

In Caelid

To find Millicent, you must first speak with Gowry, who can be found at Gowry's Shack located between theSellia GatewayandSellia, Town of SorceryinCaelid.He will ask you to attend to a sick girl who is being held captive in the Church of the Plague, located on the cliff just above his shack. However, to do so, you must first retrieve the Unalloyed Gold Needle from Commander O'Neil and then again speak to Gowry to receive the key to solving the puzzle of Sellia to unlock the gateway leading up to the Church of the Plague.

If you're stuck on the Sellia Secrets puzzle, check out the Gowry Questline guide for information on how to solve it.

Before heading up the path to rescue Millicent, return to Gowry to receive the Unalloyed Golden Needle, now repaired. He will direct you to travel the path upward to the Church of the Plague to give the needle to Millicent.

At the Church of the Plague

Follow the road upward until you reach a graveyard, beyond which you will see a church guarded by two Kindred of Rot. We recommend defeating these enemies, as they may otherwise follow you into the church and inadvertently kill Millicent while you're speaking with her. Upon arrival, light the Site of Grace located here and look to the front of the church to see Millicent collapsed against the wall. Give her the Unalloyed Gold Needle, at which point she will take it and become unresponsive. Reload the area to find her now standing in that same spot.

When you speak to her, she'll say that she needs to go on a journey, which upon reloading the area, will reveal that she has moved to her next location. At this point, she will also give you the Prosthesis-Wearing Heirloom Talisman by way of thanks. Return to Gowry's Shack to find her there (however, Gowry will be missing at this point). She said that she decided to pay it a visit as it felt familiar to her. After this, she'll say she needs to focus on her journey and leave Gowry's Shack.

On the Altus Plateau

You will next encounter Millicent near the Erdtree-Gazing Hill Site of Grace on the northeastern side of the Altus Plateau. Head north from the Site of Grace to find her standing near the rocks by the cliff edge. Speaking to her here will reveal that she's tracing the path that Malenia took, and hints that Malenia may be found to the far north of the Lands Between. Exhaust her dialogue here, but note that she will not move to her third location yet until you have given her a key item, detailed below.

Collecting the Valkyrie's Prosthesis from the Shaded Castle

To continue her quest, you must first swing by the Shaded Castle located in a cove on the northern shore of the Altus Plateau. Here you will find the Valkyrie's Prosthesis key item. You can find this west of the Shaded Castle Inner Gate Site of Grace; however, note that while this is the closest Site of Grace, the location of the Prosthesis is actually inaccessible from here. Instead, go to the northeast of the outskirts of the castle and hop onto the ledge with the broken wall. Go right, then platform over to the roof using the broken part of the wall to the left.

Run across the rooftops, heading southeast towards the ladder on the left. Climb up and follow this around to the left, all the way to the end of the rampart, until you reach the room with a Cleanrot Knight outside and statues inside. Open the chest in here to receive the Valkyrie's Prosthesis.

Return to Millicent and give her the Prosthesis. She thanks you and says that she may now be able to help you in battle in the future. Reload the area to reveal that she has finally moved to her third location.

At Dominula, Windmill Village

Once you've given Millicent the prosthesis, the next time she'll appear is at Domniula, Windmill Village after you defeat the Godskin Noble. This village can be found to the northeast of the Shaded Castle, and is easily identifiable by the windmills on the map. All you need to do at this location is once again exhaust her dialogue, wherein she will restate her still with a sword and offer to aid you in battle.

At the Mountaintops of the Giants

The next time you'll see Millicent is at the Ancient Snow Valley Ruins Site of Grace in the Mountaintops of the Giants. Talk to her to learn about Miquella's Haligtree and to reveal that is her next stop on her journey. She'll move on after you've exhausted all of her dialogue and made it to Miquella's Haligtree.

In Miquella's Haligtree

The next place you'll see Millicent is at the Prayer Room Site of Grace in Miquella's Haligtree. Here you'll learn about her connection to Malenia, Blade of Miquella and Millicent's plan to return Malenia's dignity to her. Once again, there are no further actions you need to take here outside of exhausting her dialogue; doing so and reloading the area will reveal that she has moved on once more.

At Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree

In Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree you'll need to reach the Elphael Inner Wall Site of Grace, in the northern part of Miquella's Haligtree to make your way to the boss fight against Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Getting there requires you to reach the Drainage Channel Site of Grace, but before this, you'll need to cross a river of rot from the Elphael Inner Wall.

When you cross the river of rot, you'll see a doorway that leads you to the Drainage Channel Site of Grace, but instead of going through the door, head up to the left and cross the branches to the small body of rot water in the south corner of the room. Walk into the water to get an Ulcerated Tree Spirit to emerge.

Upon defeating this field boss, two summoning stones will appear. One is gold and one is red. Choosing the gold one allows you to be summoned to assist Millicent, while the red one allows you to challenge her.

Challenging or Assisting Millicent

If you challenge Millicent, you'll get Millicent's Prosthesis for defeating her. You will also find Gowry dead if you return to his shack. If you assist Millicent, you'll receive the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and be able to return to the summoning stones to speak with her some more. If you choose the former, her quest will end here, but if you choose the latter, defeat her sisters in combat and then return to your own world. Head over to the summoning stones again, then drop down to where Millicent is on the ground. Speak to her, and she'll tell you that she removed the needle.

NOTE: Some players have reported that jumping down too close to Millicent can cause her to take damage and die. Be careful in how you approach her!

Reload the area or rest at the Site of Grace and make your way back to where she was sitting. Millicent will now be laying dead on the floor and you will be able to retrieve the Unalloyed Gold Needle from her body.

At this point, you can return to Sage Gowry who will be distraught that Millicent abandoned her role. Ordinarily, killing Gowry will just have another Pest take his place, but now you can kill him for good, and receive Gowry's Bell Bearing, and the Flock's Canvas Talisman.

After Defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella

To use the Unalloyerd Gold Needle, you'll need to beat Malenia, Blade of Miquella. You will then be given the option to return the Unalloyed Gold Needle to the flower left behind in Malenia's boss room. Doing so will grant you Miquella's Needle as well as a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Miquella's Needle will allow you to change the ending if you choose to follow the Hyetta Questline; this will give you the freedom to cure yourself of the Frenzied Flame )if you chose to be embraced by the Three Fingers) and allow you to pursue the other potential endings for the game.