Knight Bernahl

Bernahl sells Ashes of War before joining Volcano Manor. Keeping him alive preserves the Raging Wolf assignment and his later Farum Azula encounters.

Locations and access

Limgrave · Warmaster’s Shack

Starting Site of Grace: Warmaster’s Shack

Follow the road east from Stormhill Shack into the woods. Visit the shack in daylight to speak to Bernahl. The nighttime Bell Bearing Hunter is a different encounter.

Mt. Gelmir · Volcano Manor

Starting Site of Grace: Volcano Manor

Join Tanith and open the drawing room down the corridor. Speak to the armored knight beside the table.

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Joint assignment

Starting Site of Grace: Fortified Manor, First Floor

Look west toward Fortified Manor. Drop from the lower walkway to the courtyard and go through the manor's large ground-level doorway. The nearby stable roofs lead to its upper floor, which is a different entrance.
Enter Fortified Manor's ground-floor hall and use the red sign to assist Bernahl against Vargram the Raging Wolf and Errant Sorcerer Wilhelm. This hall resembles the lower room at Roundtable Hold, but the sign is in Leyndell.

Crumbling Farum Azula · Final invasion

Starting Site of Grace: Beside the Great Bridge

Climb to the great bridge, then turn away from Maliketh’s arena. Follow the descending northern route through the building, climb down its ladder and cross toward the tower with Old Lord’s Talisman. Bernahl invades on the approach.

Quest steps can include different outcomes. Read the branch, conditions and cutoffs before making a choice.

Learn his Ashes
Branch: Main quest
Speak at Warmaster’s Shack and buy wanted Ashes. Keep him alive if you want the later joint assignment.
Join forces
Branch: Main quest
After completing Tanith’s second contract against Rileigh, speak to Bernahl in the manor for his letter.
Fight Vargram and Wilhelm
Branch: Main quest
Use the red sign in Fortified Manor’s main hall to help Bernahl. Defeat both opponents, then return to him for Gelmir’s Fury.
Progression cutoff: Finish the joint assignment before Rykard and before Maliketh changes Leyndell.
After Rykard
Branch: Main quest
Speak again before he leaves. His sword remains on his chair and continues his Ash of War shop.
Farum Azula encounters
Branch: Main quest
Look for his optional gold sign near the Godskin Duo approaches. For his equipment and Blasphemous Claw, defeat his invasion on the route opposite Maliketh.

Reward or service	Condition	Details
Raging Wolf Set	Win the joint invasion against Vargram and Wilhelm.	This is the invasion reward rather than Bernahl’s own armor.
Gelmir’s Fury	Report the joint victory to Bernahl.	Collect it before ending the manor business.
Devourer’s Scepter, Beast Champion Set and Blasphemous Claw	Defeat his Farum Azula invasion.	The claw is a separate late reward that an early Warmaster’s Shack kill does not provide.
Bernahl’s Bell Bearing and early equipment	Kill the friendly Bernahl instead.	This forfeits his later assignment. His chest armor drops altered and can be restored to its caped form through alteration.

His late invasion and his optional gold cooperation signs are different encounters.
The Blasphemous Claw deflects specific golden-glowing attacks during Maliketh’s second phase. It is not a general parry for every attack.
Purchasing Ashes does not require killing him. His manor sword keeps the shop available after his departure.
Finish the capital assignment while Fortified Manor’s normal interior is available.
The weapon and armor can be obtained late without sacrificing his earlier quest rewards.