## D, Hunter of the Dead – Elden Ring Quest Summary

### Steps

1. First Encounter – Find D in Stormhill, Limgrave, mourning a corpse.

- Warns you about Summonwater Village and the Tibia Mariner.

2. Defeat Tibia Mariner in Summonwater Village.

- D moves to the southwest entrance of the village or appears at Roundtable Hold (if skipped via boss progression).

3. Show D Deathroot – He offers to introduce you to Gurranq.

- Accept → Map marked with a red Sending Gate to Bestial Sanctum in Caelid.

4. Visit Gurranq – Unlocks D’s shop selling Golden Order incantations.

5. Progress Rogier’s & Fia’s Questline – Receive Weathered Dagger from Fia after starting the Radahn Festival.

- Give dagger to D.

6. Reload Area – D’s body appears in the locked room past Hewg, with his drops.

7. Meet D’s Brother – Found before Valiant Gargoyle fight in Nokron.

- Optionally give him D’s armor to summon him for the fight.

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### Optional

- Summon D:

- For Black Knife Assassin (*Black Knife Catacombs*).

- For Tibia Mariner (*East Liurnia*).

- Kill D early – Drops full Twinned Set and Bell Bearing immediately.

- Give D’s Armor to Brother:

- Summon for Valiant Gargoyles and later appearance in Fia’s quest.

- If killed early, brother becomes hostile.

- Skip First Meeting – Appear at Roundtable Hold after defeating Godrick or Red Wolf of Radagon.

- Missable Step – Cannot complete Weathered Dagger step after reaching Crumbling Farum Azula.

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### Rewards

- Twinned Set (Helm, Armor, Gauntlets, Greaves)

- D’s Bell Bearing

- Golden Order Incantations (after meeting Gurranq):

- *Litany of Proper Death* – 2,500 Runes

- *Order’s Blade* – 3,000 Runes

- Inner Order Gesture (from brother)

- Summon Support for Valiant Gargoyles (if armor given to brother)