Amber Draught

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About this item

Small flask received from Preceptor Seluvis containing a gleaming amber draught for use in a scheme.

"Give it to Ranni and ensure she drinks it. And we'll be in a position to claim the very finest puppet ever crafted."

Seluvis's Rise

Liurnia of the Lakes

Starting Site of Grace: Ranni's Rise

1. Reach the western Liurnia road and follow it north through Kingsrealm Ruins. Strike the illusory wall blocking the road at the northern end, then continue past Iji at Road to the Manor.
2. Ride toward the large manor while avoiding the magical strikes falling along the approach. Activate Main Caria Manor Gate grace at the entrance.
3. Inside, follow the courtyard path northwest toward the building in the far corner. Fingercreepers hide among the plants and beneath the ground; do not stop on a buried hand.
4. Enter the building with the seated spirit and climb its stairs to Manor Lower Level grace.
5. Take the elevated walkways east and continue straight along the main route at the first junction. Spectral soldiers appear along the bridges. Reach the far building and take its lift up to Manor Upper Level.
6. Leave the upper grace, pass the wolves in the garden and climb the main stone stairway toward the Troll Knight and sorcerers.
7. Continue up the stairs beyond the troll and Pages to the large circular courtyard. Defeat Royal Knight Loretta, then activate Royal Moongazing Grounds grace.
8. Leave Loretta's arena through the northern exit into Three Sisters. Visit Ranni's Rise to the west, agree to serve her, speak to the projections downstairs and speak to Ranni again before leaving.
9. Visit Seluvis's Rise south of Ranni's tower and accept the potion task. Keep Ranni's Fingerslayer Blade handover for after any puppet purchases you still need.
10. Resolve the potion request. Giving it to Gideon at Roundtable Hold for disposal preserves Nepheli's normal quest; return to Seluvis and report that the task is finished.
11. Find the ruined building northeast of Ranni's Rise and strike or roll across its false floor. Descend into the puppet cellar and read the message warning against touching Seluvis's puppets.
12. Return and ask Seluvis about his chambers. Choose the first puppet, then continue his dialogue to open additional puppet purchases for Starlight Shards. If the new-puppet dialogue is missing, collect another shard and reload before speaking again.
13. Purchase another available puppet and ask about the scheme. He requests Amber Starlight from Altus Plateau.
14. Reach Altus Plateau with both Dectus Medallion halves from Fort Haight and Fort Faroth, or defeat Magma Wyrm Makar at Ruin-Strewn Precipice. Activate Altus Highway Junction where the roads divide toward the capital and the northern plateau.
15. Follow the highway east from Altus Highway Junction. Before committing to the large capital staircase, take the northern branch and look for the narrow path turning north through a short rock tunnel.
16. Follow that tunnel into the enclosed hollow with Land Octopuses and Sacramental Buds. Collect Amber Starlight beneath the statue of Miquella and Malenia. The flowers around it are separate pickups.
17. Return to Seluvis and hand over Amber Starlight through dialogue. Finish the conversation and receive Magic Scorpion Charm. Do this before giving Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade.
18. Rest or reload the area and speak to Seluvis again. Receive Amber Draught for his planned betrayal of Ranni. You can keep it unused and continue her quest.

Notes

• This is intended for Ranni. Giving it to her angers her and interrupts her quest rather than helping her.
• You can keep the draught and continue Ranni's quest normally. The Magic Scorpion Charm is obtained earlier in Seluvis's scheme.
• If you upset Ranni with it, seek absolution with Celestial Dew at the Church of Vows. Do not expect absolution to revive every dead NPC.
• Finish Seluvis's tasks before handing Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade.
• Accepting the bottle is separate from offering it to Ranni. The charm has already been awarded, so there is no need to risk her quest just to retain that talisman.
• Ranni refuses the attempt. Repeatedly pressing the conversation can result in your death. Absolution resolves her hostility, but it does not undo every other quest consequence or restore Seluvis's lost quest rewards.